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enthusiasm

ent·hu·siasm

UK/ɪnˈθjuːziæzm̩/ US/ɪnˈθuziæzəm/ fairly common

noun

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a lively interest

  • “enthusiasm for his program is growing”

Origin

First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”) + οὐσία (ousía, “essence”).

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