intermittent insanity

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• periodic insanity — Intermittent insanity; insanity interrupted by lucid intervals …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• lunacy — 1. An obsolete term for a form of insanity characterized by alternating lucid and insane periods, believed to be influenced by phases of the moon. 2. Any form of insanity. 3. Insanity as defined variously by law. [L. luna, moon] * * * lu·na·cy lü …   Medical dictionary

• lunacy — [lo͞o′nə sē] n. [ LUNA(TIC) + CY] 1. a) Obs. intermittent insanity, formerly supposed to change in intensity with the phases of the moon b) mental unsoundness; insanity 2. pl. lunacies great folly or a foolish act SYN. INSANITY …   English World dictionary

• lunacy — noun (plural cies) Etymology: lunatic Date: 1541 1. a. insanity b. intermittent insanity once believed to be related to phases of the moon 2. wild foolishness ; extravagant folly 3. a foolish act …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lunacy — /looh neuh see/, n., pl. lunacies. 1. insanity; mental disorder. 2. intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon. 3. extreme foolishness or an instance of it: Her decision to resign was sheer lunacy. 4. Law.… …   Universalium

• lunacy — lu•na•cy [[t]ˈlu nə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) insanity; mental disorder 2) intermittent insanity, formerly believed to be related to phases of the moon 3) extreme foolishness or an instance of it: The decision to resign was sheer lunacy[/ex] 4) law… …   From formal English to slang

• lunacy — /ˈlunəsi / (say loohnuhsee) noun (plural lunacies) 1. intermittent insanity. 2. any form of insanity (usually except idiocy). 3. extreme foolishness or an instance of it: her decision to resign was sheer lunacy; *Progress we call it, this… …  

• lu|na|cy — «LOO nuh see», noun, plural cies. 1. insanity, especially intermittent insanity, formerly supposed to be brought about by the changes of the moon: »In one of these fits of lunacy or distraction…I fell down, and struck my face (Daniel Defoe). 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Charles VII, King of France — (1403–1461)    Although his reign was spent reconquering the Lancastrian controlled areas of FRANCE, Charles VII gave cautious support to the house of LANCASTER during the first phase of the WARS OF THE ROSES.    In 1411, the violent and… …   Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

• lunatic — noun a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use). ↘an extremely foolish person. Origin ME: from OFr. lunatique, from late L. lunaticus, from L. luna moon (from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity) …   English new terms dictionary

• lunatic — ► NOUN 1) a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use). 2) an extremely foolish person. ORIGIN Latin lunaticus, from luna moon (from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity) …   English terms dictionary