enthusiast
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Definition of enthusiast
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
“But Charles Aubyn (for it was he) had, like most enthusiasts, overcalculated the influence of his eloquence; surprise had alone procured him a hearing, and the bold cavaliers around were little in the mood for a homily.”
“I would challenge any rock enthusiast to refrain from tapping his/her foot when listening to such music.”
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noun
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A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
“But Charles Aubyn (for it was he) had, like most enthusiasts, overcalculated the influence of his eloquence; surprise had alone procured him a hearing, and the bold cavaliers around were little in the mood for a homily.”
“I would challenge any rock enthusiast to refrain from tapping his/her foot when listening to such music.”
- (archaic)A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.
Words you can make from enthusiast
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18 words7-letter words
39 words- ASHIEST 10 pts
- ATHEIST 10 pts
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