I. Pertaining to a temple: PECVNIA, Inscr. Veron. ap. Bull. Dell' Inst. 1836, p. 141; cf. Borghesi, ib.—
II. Inspired by a divinity, enthusiastic.
A. Lit.: “ut fanaticus, oestro Percussus, Bellona, tuo,” Juv. 4, 123; “so cf the priests of Bellona,” Inscr. Orell. 2316 sq.: “jam subeuntibus armatis muros fanatici Galli ... occurrunt,” Liv. 37, 9, 9; “of the priests of Cybele,” Juv. 2, 112; Prud. στεφ. 10, 1061, cf. also: “Galli vaticinantes fanatico carmine,” Liv. 38, 18, 9: “si servus inter fanaticos non semper caput jactaret, etc. (shortly after: circa fana bacchatus),” Dig. 21, 1, 1, § 9: fanatica dicitur arbor fulmine icta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 19 Müll.—
B. Transf., frantic, furious, mad: “isti philosophi superstitiosi et paene fanatici,” Cic. Div. 2, 57, 118: “cursus,” Liv. 4, 33, 2: “jactatio corporis,” id. 39, 13, 12: “error,” Hor. A. P. 454: “furor,” Flor. 3, 19, 4 et saep.: “jactare id (caput) et comas excutientem rotare, fanaticum est,” Quint. 11, 3, 71.—* Adv.: fānātĭce , franticly, madly: “absonis ululatibus constrepentes fanatice pervolant,” App. M. 8, p. 214, 14.
