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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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