Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse.

A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm.

Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm.

Lively manifestation of joy or zeal.

literally 'the state of having God within you', applied generally to conditions of ecstatic inspiration. Samuel Johnson defined it as 'a vain confidence of Divine favour or communication'.

a feeling of excitement

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an intense feeling for a subject or a cause, inspired by magnetic feelings of joy; Greek meaning: a passionate response. This is one of the Soul qualities. (see Soul qualities)

Enthusiasm (Greek: enthousiasmos) originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a God. Johnson's Dictionary, the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, divines enthusiasm as "a vain belief of private revelation; a vain confidence of divine favour or communication." In vernacular English today the word simply means intense enjoyment, interest or approval.