Lying just to the west of the great Valley of Virginia, Hampshire County, West Virginia has a rich and varied history. Once home to numerous tribes of prehistoric native Americans, the area was nearly empty and used only for a seasonal hunting ground when the white man first arrived.
â¢ LUNATIC (noun). The noun LUNATIC has 2 senses: 1. an insane person. 2. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person. Familiarity information: LUNATIC used as a noun is rare.â¢ LUNATIC (adjective). The adjective LUNATIC has 1 sense: 1. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon. Familiarity information: LUNATIC used as an adjective is very rare. LUNATIC (adjective). The adjective LUNATIC has 1 sense: 1. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon. Familiarity information: LUNATIC used as an adjective is very rare.
The term lunatic derives from the Latin lunaticus which originally referred mainly to epilepsy and  madness  as diseases caused by the Moon.By the fourth and fifth centuries astrologers began to commonly use the term to refer to neurological and psychiatric diseases.he term lunatic was also used by supporters of John Harrison and his marine chronometer method of determining longitude to refer to proponents of the Method of Lunar Distances, advanced by Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne.