ENTHUSIAST | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Enthusiast

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century (referring to a person believing that he or she is divinely inspired): via late Latin enthusiasta ‘kind of heretic’ from Greek enthousiastēs ‘person inspired by a god’, from enthousiazein (see enthusiasm)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪnˈθjuːzɪast
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɛnˈθjuːzɪast
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject

Short Definition:

person who is very interested in particular activity

Examples:
  • a sports car enthusiast
Definition:

a person of intense and visionary Christian views.

Short Definition:

person of intense and visionary Christian views

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