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En`er`gu´men

n.

1.

(Eccl. Antiq.) One possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac.

energumen

a demoniac; a person possessed by an evil spirit. See also fads

See also: Demons

a wild enthusiast; a faddist. See also demons.

See also: Fads

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Sometimes the demons, leaving the bodies of the Energumens [demoniacs], are accustomed to show themselves, and appear in the frightening shape of various animals, and other terrible things, although they not be seen by the bystanders .

The diabolical adventures of Don Quixote, or self-Exorcism and the ... by Kallendorf, Hilaire / Renaissance Quarterly

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