hyperenthusiasm
ziˌæz noun
1.
absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
2.
an occupation, activity, or pursuit in which such interest is shown: Hunting is his latest enthusiasm.
3.
any of various forms of extreme religious devotion, usually associated with intense emotionalism and a break with orthodoxy.
Origin:
1570–80; < Late Latin enthūsiasmus < Greek enthousiasmós, equivalent to enthousí(a) possession by a god (énthous, variant of éntheos having a god within, equivalent to en- en-2 + -thous, -theos god-possessing + -ia y3) + -asmos, variant, after vowel stems, of -ismos -ism
1570–80; < Late Latin enthūsiasmus < Greek enthousiasmós, equivalent to enthousí(a) possession by a god (énthous, variant of éntheos having a god within, equivalent to en- en-2 + -thous, -theos god-possessing + -ia y3) + -asmos, variant, after vowel stems, of -ismos -ism
Related forms
an·ti·en·thu·si·asm, noun
hy·per·en·thu·si·asm, noun
o·ver·en·thu·si·asm, noun
pre·en·thu·si·asm, noun
un·en·thu·si·asm, noun
Synonyms
1. eagerness, warmth, fervor, zeal, ardor, passion, devotion.
1. eagerness, warmth, fervor, zeal, ardor, passion, devotion.
Antonyms
1. indifference.
1. indifference.
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| —n | |
| 1. | ardent and lively interest or eagerness |
| 2. | an object of keen interest; passion |
| 3. | archaic extravagant or unbalanced religious fervour |
| 4. | obsolete possession or inspiration by a god |
| [C17: from Late Latin enthūsiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein to be possessed by a god, from entheos inspired, from | |
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Word Origin & History
enthusiasm
c.1600, from M.Fr. enthousiasme, from Gk. enthousiasmos, from enthousiazein "be inspired," from entheos "inspired, possessed by a god," from en- "in" + theos "god" (see Thea). Acquired a derogatory sense of "excessive religious emotion" (1650s) under the Puritans; generalized
sense of "fervor, zeal" (the main modern sense) is first recorded 1716.
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