Lunatic

For other uses, see Lunatic (disambiguation).
"Loony" redirects here. For the Canadian 1 dollar coin, see Loonie. For similar terms, see Looney.
From The Women's Library: Suffrage Collection; Created by the Suffrage Atelier
A suffragist postcard depicting a lunatic, symbolized by a moon

Lunatic is a term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish,[1][2] or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from lunaticus meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck".[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Great Britain Census Office (1902). "Census of England and Wales, 1901. (63 Vict. C.4.): Middlesex. 1902". Census of England and Wales, 1901. 33. H.M. Stationery Office: xi.
  2. ^ Vermont Commission to Revise the Statutory Laws (1933). "The Public Laws of Vermont, 1933: (proposed Revision)". The Public Laws of Vermont. Capital City Press, 1933: 424.
  3. ^ Sherman, Amy (17 December 2012). "Allen West said the House voted to remove the word 'lunatic' from federal law". PolitiFact. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  4. ^ Rotton, James; Kelly, I. W. (1985). "Much ado about the full moon: A meta-analysis of lunar-lunacy research". Psychological Bulletin. 97 (2): 286–306. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.97.2.286. PMID 3885282.
  5. ^ Forbes, Lebo Jr., Gordon B., George R (1977). "Antisocial Behavior and Lunar Activity: A Failure to Validate the Lunacy Myth". Psychological Reports. 40 (3 Pt. 2): 1309–1310. doi:10.2466/pr0.1977.40.3c.1309. PMID 897044. S2CID 34308541.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)