Enthusiasm Definition

ĕn-tho͝ozē-ăzəm
noun
Supernatural inspiration or possession; inspired prophetic or poetic ecstasy.
Webster's New World
A source or cause of great excitement or interest.
American Heritage
Intense or eager interest; zeal; fervor.
Webster's New World
Religious fanaticism.
Webster's New World
Something arousing such interest or zeal.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Enthusiasm

Noun

Singular:
enthusiasm
Plural:
enthusiasms

Origin of Enthusiasm

  • Late Latin enthūsiasmus from Greek enthousiasmos from enthousiazein to be inspired by a god from entheos possessed en- in en–2 theos god dhēs- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmos), from ἔνθεος (entheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theos, “god”).

    From Wiktionary

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