The Definition of the word Lunatic
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 [366]DAEMONIAC.)
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