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View synonyms for energumen
energumen
/ ˌɛnəˈɡjuːmɛn /
noun
- a person thought to be possessed by an evil spirit
- a fanatic or zealot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of energumen1
C18: via Late Latin from Greek energoumenos having been worked on, from energein to be in action, from energos effective; see energy
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Example Sentences
His verses I detest, but I love to hear him recite them—he has the air of an energumen.
From Project Gutenberg
This, then, is that energumen whom we are so frightened of in the provinces!
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