Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FU'RY, n. [L. furor, furia; Fr. fureur, furie; Sp. furia; from L. furo, to rage; W. fwyraw, to drive. Class Br.]

1. A violent rushing; impetuous motion; as, the fury of the winds.
2. Rage; a storm of anger; madness; turbulence. I do oppose my patience to his fury. Shak.
3. Enthusiasm; heat of the mind. Dryden
4. In mythology, a deity, a goddess of vengeance; hence, a stormy, turbulent, violent woman. Addison.