[ɛnˈθjuːzɪaz(ə)m], (Noun)

Definitions:
- intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval
(e.g: her energy and enthusiasm for life)

- religious fervour supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body


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Origin:
mid 16th century (in enthusiasm): via late Latin enthusiasmus ‘inspiration, frenzy’ from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein ‘be inspired or possessed by a god’ (based on theos ‘god’)