enthusiasm
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First attested from 1603, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmos), from ἔνθεος (entheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theos, “god”).
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enthusiasm (plural enthusiasms)
- (obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, ch. 1
- The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, ch. 1
- Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
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feeling of excited, lively interest
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