The state of being mad or wildly foolish; behaviour or ideas that are extremely foolish or dangerous; historically, a legal term for a form of insanity believed to fluctuate with the phases of the moon.
Origin
From lunatic (from Latin lunaticus — moonstruck, from luna — the moon) + -cy (the suffix forming abstract nouns denoting state or condition). Lunacy was both a vernacular term for madness and a legal category in English law — the Court of Lunacy managed the estates of those found legally insane. The term was formally replaced in English law by the Mental Health Act 1959.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use
Lunacy in Conversation
Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue
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🌟 Podcast 3 — Prompt Engineering
Lunacy — AI Prompts
5 copyable & speakable prompt cards · Google UK English voices
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