énergumène — meaning in English

English meaning

• firebrand noun A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.

Senses

énergumène is used for these senses in English:

• energumen A person possessed by an evil ghost, spirit, or entity.
• firebrand (figurative) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

firebrand — full definition

1. noun A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
2. noun An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

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