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Enthuˊsiasm
Enthuˊsiasm [enthusiasme, F. entusiasmo, It. enthusiasme, Sp. enthusiasmus, L. of ενqεγιαγμὸθ, of ἐνqεγιαγικὸθ, Gr.to inspire.] a prophetick or poetick rage or fury, which
transports the mind, raises and enflames the imagination, and makes it think
and express things extraordinary and surprizing.
Definition taken from
The Universal Etymological English Dictionary,
edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)
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Enthuˊsiast