Enthusiasm
WordNet
noun
(1) Overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
(2) A lively interest
"Enthusiasm for his program is growing"
(3) A feeling of excitement
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Etymology
First attested from 1603, from , from ‘possessed by a god’, from ‘in’ + ‘god’.
Noun
- 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.