enthusiast

English

Etymology

From ecclesiastical 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.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈθʉu̯.ziˌəst/

Noun

enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
(archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

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Translations

person filled with or guided by enthusiasm

Burmese: ဝါသနာရှင် (wasa.nahrang)
Catalan: entusiasta m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 热衷者
Czech: nadšenec m
Danish: entusiast (da) c
Finnish: intoilija (fi), harrastaja (fi)
French: passionné (fr), amateur (fr)
Galician: entusiasta (gl)
Irish: díograiseoir m
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Latin: perquīsītor m

Manx: ard-jeeaneyder m
Polish: entuzjasta (pl) m, entuzjastka (pl) f, miłośnik (pl) m, zapaleniec (pl) m, wielbiciel (pl) m, czciciel (pl) m, hołdownik m, miłośniczka (pl) f, wielbicielka (pl) f, czcicielka (pl) f
Portuguese: entusiasta (pt)
Romanian: entuziast (ro) m
Russian: энтузиа́ст (ru) m (entuziást)
Serbo-Croatian: entuzìjast (sh) f, entuzìjastkinja (sh) f, zanesènjāk (sh) m, zanesenjàkinja (sh) f
Spanish: entusiasta (es)
Swedish: entusiast (sv) c
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: ентузіаст m (entuziast), ентузіастка f (entuziastka)

person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour

Danish: sværmer c
French: enthousiaste (fr) m or f, zélote (fr) m or f

Irish: díograiseoir m

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