Energumen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Energumen \En`er*gu"men\, n. [L. energumenos, fr. Gr. ?
     possessed by an evil spirit, from ?: cf. F. ['e]nergum[`e]ne.
     See {Energetic}.] (Eccl. Antiq.)
     One possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac.
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