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- noun Plural form of
madman .
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Examples
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They are often called madmen or saints because they live based on their own wisdom, going against the grain of society.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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They are often called madmen or saints because they live based on their own wisdom, going against the grain of society.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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They are often called madmen or saints because they live based on their own wisdom, going against the grain of society.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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They are often called madmen or saints because they live based on their own wisdom, going against the grain of society.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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And as the Romans in this held the same opinion with the Greeks, so also did the Jews; for they called madmen prophets, or, according as they thought the spirits good or bad, demoniacs; and some of them called both prophets and demoniacs madmen; and some called the same man both demoniac and madman.
Leviathan 2007
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But, unfortunately, there have arisen certain madmen who think themselves gods; men who say by their conduct 'I am made on a special last, different from the rest of my fellowmen.
Aleta Dey 1919
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And as the Romans in this held the same opinion with the Greeks, so also did the Jews, for they called madmen prophets, or, according as they thought the spirits good or bad, demoniacs; and some of them called both prophets and demoniacs madmen; and some called the same man both demoniac and madman.
Chapter VIII. Of the Virtues Commonly Called Intellectual, and Their Contrary Defects 1909
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And as the Romans in this held the same opinion with the Greeks, so also did the Jews; for they called madmen prophets, or, according as they thought the spirits good or bad, demoniacs; and some of them called both prophets and demoniacs madmen; and some called the same man both demoniac and madman.
Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill 1651
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In the last year, there have been a couple of instances of Muslims losing it -- they're more appropriately called madmen than terrorists, judging by their behavior and mentality.
Anis Shivani: Why America Suffers From One Catastrophe After Another and Why It Will Keep Happening 2010
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Well, but after all, these so-called madmen have turned out cleverer than ever.
Bobok 2003
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