One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person.
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Addicted; devoted.
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One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or curious birds.
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An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface
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Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; a…
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An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon.
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To variegate; to checker; to streak.
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Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad.
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The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing…
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One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the roots.
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One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.
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One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer.
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To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.
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One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate ass…
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One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like.
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One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
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The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…
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The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into…
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One who is governed by fancy.
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An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest.
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