Energumen Definition

enərgyo͝omən
noun
A person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit; demoniac.
Webster's New World
A fanatic; enthusiast.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Energumen

Noun

Singular:
energumen
Plural:
energumens

Origin of Energumen

  • From Latin energumenus, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργούμενον (energoúmenon), from verb ἐνεργέω (energeō, “to influence”).

    From Wiktionary