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enthusiast

[ en-thoo-zee-ast, -ist ]

noun

  1. a person who is filled with enthusiasm for some principle, pursuit, etc.; a person of ardent zeal:

    a sports enthusiast.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a religious visionary or fanatic.


enthusiast

/ ɪˈθːɪˌæ /

noun

  1. a person filled with or motivated by enthusiasm; fanatic
  2. archaic.
    a religious visionary, esp one whose zeal for religion is extravagant or unbalanced
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of enthusiast1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Greek Գٳdzܲḗs “inspired person, possessed person,” from Գٳdzܲí() “possession by a god” ( enthusiasm ) + -ast ( def ) (variant of -ist after i )
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"I think she was before her time," says Anabel Marsh, the women's history enthusiast who has curated the new exhibition running at Maryhill Burgh Halls until 13 June.

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Few of us sports enthusiasts can claim to have mastered one sport.

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A group of young train enthusiasts who met by chance on the Tyne and Wear Metro have grown into a club who ride the loop together.

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It is believed the last time people ventured on to Heard Island was in 2016, when a group of amateur radio enthusiasts broadcasted from there with permission of the Australian government.

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But it’s Alvin, engineer and historical enthusiast, who distinguishes that “every war story was a systems story, usually one of a breakdown. Intentions were always good; decisions made at scale.”

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