enthusiast

enthusiast
enthusiast (n.) 1560s, pejorative, “one who believes himself possessed of divine revelations or special communication from God,” from Gk. enthousiastes "a person inspired," from enthousiazein (see ENTHUSIASM (Cf. enthusiasm)). General sense (not always entirely pejorative) is from mid-18c.

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  • enthusiast — n Enthusiast, fanatic, zealot, bigot denote a person who manifests excessive ardor, fervor, or devotion in his attachment to some cause, idea, party, or church. Enthusiast commonly denotes a person of keen and ardent interests and may carry… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Enthusiast — En*thu si*ast, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. enthousiaste.] One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enthusiast — index addict, partisan, proponent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • enthusiast — [n] person active in interest addict, admirer, aficionado, believer, buff, bug*, bum*, devotee, eccentric, fan, fanatic, follower, freak, habitué, lover, maniac, monomaniac, nut*, optimist, participant, partisan, rooter, supporter, votary,… …   New thesaurus

  • Enthusiast — [Network (Rating 5600 9600)] Auch: • Enthusiastin • Fan …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • enthusiast — ► NOUN 1) a person who is full of enthusiasm for something. 2) archaic, derogatory a person with intense and visionary Christian views …   English terms dictionary

  • enthusiast — [en tho͞o′zēast΄, en thyo͞o′zēast΄; in tho͞o′zēast΄, in thyo͞o′zēast΄; en tho͞o′zēəst, en thyo͞o′zēəst; in tho͞o′zēəst, in thyo͞o′zēəst] n. [Gr enthousiastēs] a person full of enthusiasm; specif., a) Archaic a religious fanatic or zealot b) an… …   English World dictionary

  • enthusiast — en|thu|si|ast [ınˈθju:ziæst US ınˈθu: ] n someone who is very interested in a particular activity or subject baseball/outdoors/sailing etc enthusiast ▪ a keep fit enthusiast enthusiast for ▪ an enthusiast for the latest management thinking …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • enthusiast — [[t]ɪnθju͟ːziæst, AM θu͟ː [/t]] enthusiasts N COUNT: usu with supp An enthusiast is a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject and who spends a lot of time on it. He is a great sports enthusiast. ...keep fit enthusiasts …   English dictionary

  • enthusiast — UK [ɪnˈθjuːzɪæst] / US [ɪnˈθuzɪæst] noun [countable] Word forms enthusiast : singular enthusiast plural enthusiasts someone who is very interested in something or excited by it and spends time doing it or learning about it The company was started …   English dictionary

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