epileptic /ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Of or relating to epilepsy.The children die off in vast numbers: those pale roses are all nerves. Hence, will presently burst forth the epileptic dances of the fourteenth century. — 1862 •Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people). noun2 •A person who has epilepsy.The present Immigration Act on the books bars entry to Canada to homosexuals, prostitutes, epileptics, and those said to be "living off the avails of homosexualism or prostitution." — 1976 •(no longer used) A medicine for the cure of epilepsy. formsepileptics