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Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Enthusiasm? [n] overflowing with enthusiasm [n] a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" [n] a feeling of excitement Synonyms \| Synonyms for Enthusiasm: ebullience \| exuberance Related Terms \| Find terms related to Enthusiasm: acquiescence \| activity \| agreeability \| agreeableness \| alacrity \| amenability \| amusement \| animation \| ardency \| ardor \| avidity \| brio \| briskness \| bug \| calenture \| cathexis \| cheerful consent \| compliance \| concern \| concernment \| consent \| cooperativeness \| craze \| crazy fancy \| curiosity \| devotedness \| devotion \| diversion \| docility \| eagerness \| earnest \| earnestness \| ebullience \| elan \| enthusiasticalness \| excitement \| exuberance \| fad \| fanaticism \| fascination \| favorable disposition \| favorableness \| fervency \| fervor \| fieriness \| fire \| forwardness \| furor \| furore \| gameness \| glow \| goodwill \| gusto \| hobby \| hurrah \| impassionedness \| impetuosity \| impetus \| infatuation \| interest \| joie de vivre \| keenness \| life \| liveliness \| lustiness \| mania \| manic-depressive psychosis \| matter of interest \| mettle \| passion \| pastime \| perkiness \| pertness \| pliability \| pliancy \| promptness \| rage \| readiness \| receptive mood \| receptiveness \| receptivity \| relish \| responsiveness \| right mood \| robustness \| special interest \| spirit \| spiritedness \| tractability \| ungrudgingness \| unloathness \| unreluctance \| vehemence \| vivacity \| warmth \| willing ear \| willing heart \| willingness \| zeal \| zealousness \| zest \| zestfulness \| zing See Also \| Anglomania \| avidity \| avidness \| eagerness \| exuberance \| feeling \| gusto \| interest \| involvement \| keenness \| life \| liveliness \| lyricism \| relish \| spirit \| sprightliness \| zest \| zestfulness Enthusiasm In Webster's Dictionary \Enthu"siasm\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to be inspired or possessed by the god, fr. ?, ?, inspired: cf. enthousiasme. See {Entheal}, {Theism}.] 1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse. Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed or overweening imagination. --Locke. 2. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm. Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing duties of hard everyday routine. --Froude. Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating shrewdness. --Bancroft. 3. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. --Emerson. 4. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal. Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm. --Prescott.

Enthusiasm Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Enthusiasm?

[n] overflowing with enthusiasm
[n] a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"
[n] a feeling of excitement

Synonyms | Synonyms for Enthusiasm: ebullience | exuberance

Enthusiasm In Webster's Dictionary

\En*thu"si*asm\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to be inspired or
possessed by the god, fr. ?, ?, inspired: cf. enthousiasme.
See {Entheal}, {Theism}.]
1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power;
   ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and
   revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine
   impulse.

         Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine
         revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed
         or overweening imagination.           --Locke.

2. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of
   fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm.

         Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented
         of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing
         duties of hard everyday routine.      --Froude.

         Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of
         susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating
         shrewdness.                           --Bancroft.

3. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement
   of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and
   imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his
   profession with enthusiasm.

         Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
                                               --Emerson.

4. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal.

         Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm.
                                               --Prescott.

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