energumen
/ (ˌɛnəˈɡjuːmɛn) /
noun
a person thought to be possessed by an evil spirit
a fanatic or zealot
Word Origin for energumen
C18: via Late Latin from Greek
energoumenos having been worked on, from
energein to be in action, from
energos effective; see
energy
Words nearby energumen
energetics,
energid,
energism,
energize,
energizer,
energumen,
energy,
energy audit,
energy band,
energy bar,
energy conversion
Example sentences from the Web for energumen
This, then, is that energumen whom we are so frightened of in the provinces!
History of the Commune of 1871 |P. LissagaryHis verses I detest, but I love to hear him recite them—he has the air of an energumen.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists |John Morley