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en·er·gu·men (en′ər gyo̵̅o̅′mən)

noun

  1. a person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit; demoniac
  2. a fanatic; enthusiast

Etymology: LL(Ec) energumenos < Gr energoumenos, prp. pass. of energein, to work on: see energy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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