Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lunatic"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Lunatic
probably the same as epileptic, the symptoms of which disease
were supposed to be more aggravated as the moon increased. In
Matt. 4:24 "lunatics" are distinguished from demoniacs. In 17:15
the name "lunatic" is applied to one who is declared to have
been possessed. (See {DAEMONIAC}.)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, n.
A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who
has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind.
The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, Are of
imagination all compact. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, a. [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna
the moon. See {Lunar}.]
1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad.
Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic.
--Wyclif
(Matt. xvii.
15).
2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person;
evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lunatic
adj : (informal) some insane and believed to be affected by the
phases of the moon [syn: {moonstruck}]
n 1: an insane person [syn: {madman}, {maniac}]
2: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil},
{madcap}, {hothead}, {swashbuckler}, {harum-scarum}]
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