enthusiasm

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American, yod-dropping) IPA(key): /ɪnˈθuziæzəm/ IPA(key): /ɪnˈθjuːziæzm̩/, /-θɪu̯-/, /ɛn-/ === Noun === enthusiasm (countable and uncountable, plural enthusiasms) An intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness. Something in which one is keenly interested. (obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== enthuse enthusiast enthusiastic enthusiastically ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Shunamites