enthusiastes

== Latin == === Alternative forms === enthūsiasta === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσῐᾰστής (enthousĭăstḗs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛn.tʰuː.siˈas.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [en.tu.s̬iˈas.tes] === Noun === enthūsiastēs m (genitive enthūsiastae); first declension (New Latin) one who believes that he is divinely inspired (especially, where he regards this inspiration as negating the authority of Holy Scripture) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs). ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: entusiasta Italian: entusiasta === References === enthusiasta in Ramminger, Johann (25 March 2008 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016