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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A lover of fire; specifically, one who explains volcanoes by the natural internal heat of the earth, as opposed to electrical or other cause contributed from outside.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A creature that likes and delights in the presence of fire
  • noun dated, rare A person who accepts that the energy of volcanos originates from the heat of the Earth's interior
  • noun A pyromaniac

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