ENTHUSIASM

Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a god. Johnson's Dictionary, the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, defines enthusiasm as "a vain belief of private revelation; a vain confidence of divine favour or communication." In current English vernacular the word simply means intense enjoyment, interest, or approval.

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enthusiasm

Noun

  1. Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
  2. Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
  3. Something in which one is keenly interested.


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