"enthusiast" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈθu.ziˌɪst/ [Canada, General-American], /ɛn-/ [Canada, General-American], /-ˈθju-/ [Canada, General-American], /-ˌæst/ [Canada, General-American], /-əst/ [Canada, General-American], /ɪnˈθuː.ziˌæst/ [Ireland, Received-Pronunciation], /-θjuː-/ [Ireland, Received-Pronunciation], /-əst/ [Ireland, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪ̞nˈθʊʉ.ziˌəst/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /en-/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /-θïɯ-/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /-æst/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enthusiast.wav [Southern-England] Forms: enthusiasts [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐνθουσιαστής|t=an enthusiast, a zealot}} Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), {{m|grc|ἐνθουσιάζειν|t=(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire}} ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”), {{m|en|enthusiasm}} enthusiasm Head templates: {{en-noun}} enthusiast (plural enthusiasts)
  1. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: aficionado, amateur, freak, power user, prosumer, enthusiast Translations (person filled with or guided by enthusiasm): entoesias (Afrikaans), ဝါသနာရှင် (wasa.nahrang) (Burmese), entusiasta [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 热衷者 (Chinese Mandarin), nadšenec [masculine] (Czech), entusiast [common-gender] (Danish), entuziasmulo (Esperanto), intoilija (Finnish), harrastaja (Finnish), passionné (French), amateur (French), entusiasta (Galician), Enthusiast [masculine] (German), díograiseoir [masculine] (Irish), scailéathan [masculine] (Irish), entusiasta (Italian), appassionato (Italian), perquīsītor [masculine] (Latin), ard-jeeaneyder [masculine] (Manx), उत्साही (utsāhī) [feminine, masculine] (Marathi), شوریده (šuride) (Persian), entuzjasta [masculine] (Polish), entuzjastka [feminine] (Polish), miłośnik [masculine] (Polish), zapaleniec [masculine] (Polish), wielbiciel [masculine] (Polish), czciciel [masculine] (Polish), hołdownik [masculine] (Polish), miłośniczka [feminine] (Polish), wielbicielka [feminine] (Polish), czcicielka [feminine] (Polish), entusiasta (Portuguese), entuziast [masculine] (Romanian), энтузиа́ст (entuziást) [masculine] (Russian), ентузѝјаст [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ентузѝјасткиња [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), занесѐња̄к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), занесења̀киња [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), entuzìjast [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), entuzìjastkinja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zanesènjāk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zanesenjàkinja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), entusiasta (Spanish), entusiast [common-gender] (Swedish), eldsjäl [common-gender] (Swedish), ентузіаст (entuziast) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ентузіастка (entuziastka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-enthusiast-en-noun-mxTpLmvd Disambiguation of People: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'person filled with or guided by enthusiasm': 83 17
  2. (archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour. Tags: archaic Translations (person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour): sværmer [common-gender] (Danish), enthousiaste [feminine, masculine] (French), zélote [feminine, masculine] (French), díograiseoir [masculine] (Irish), zelota (Italian)
    Sense id: en-enthusiast-en-noun-h3rbxYQG Disambiguation of 'person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: enthuse, enthusiasm, enthusiastic, -phile

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        "masculine"
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    },
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      "word": "passionné"
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      "word": "amateur"
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      "sense": "person filled with or guided by enthusiasm",
      "word": "entusiasta"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "word": "zélote"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "díograiseoir"
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      "sense": "person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour",
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