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# madman

noun (madmen)

«madman» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A man who is out of his mind, who behaves wildly and does not think sensibly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madman/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a person who acts wildly or in a sudden rage, often when the hero is surprised

### Examples

- Up jumped Marko the Rich like a madman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madman/#x1)
- "A madman," replies the keeper of the madhouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madman/#x2)
- "The old madman will take neither gold nor silver," said she. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madman/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means a person who acts crazy. David once pretended to be one before King Achish.

**Interpretation.** David's act of pretending to be mad helped him escape from the Philistines. Psalm 34 is said to remember this rescue.

### Examples

- As a madman who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death; (Writings PRO.26.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/madman/#x1)
- Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?' (Prophets 1SA.21.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/madman/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «madman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/madman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«madman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/madman.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «madman» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/madman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«madman» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/madman.html) on Mova free.