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enthusiasm
/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/ noun
In Latin: studium First recorded: 1603 Wiktionary
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An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
Try to curb your enthusiasm.
- Something in which one is keenly interested.
- Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
Origin
First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).
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