English-Thai Dictionary

enthusiasm

N ความ กระตือรือร้น  ardor eagerness zeal kwam-kra-tue-rue-ron

 

enthusiasm

N สิ่งกระตุ้น ความสนใจ  สิ่ง ที่ ทำให้เกิด ความสนใจ  craze fad passion sing-kra-tun-kwam-son-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENTHUSIASM

n.enthuziazm. [Gr. to infuse a divine spirit, inspired, divine; God. ] 1. A belief or conceit of private revelation; the vain confidence or opinion of a person, that he has special divine communications from the Supreme Being, or familiar intercourse with him.
Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed or overweening imagination.
2. Heat of imagination; violent passion or excitement of the mind, in pursuit of some object, inspiring extravagant hope and confidence of success. Hence the same heat of imagination, chastised by reason or experience, becomes a noble passion, an elevated fancy, a warm imagination, an ardent zeal, that forms sublime ideas, and prompts to the ardent pursuit of laudable objects. Such is the enthusiasm of the poet, the orator, the painter and the sculptor. Such is the enthusiasm of the patriot, the hero and the christian.
Faction and enthusiasm are the instruments by which popular government are destroyed.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENTHUSIASM

En *thu "si *asm, n. Etym: [Gr. enthousiasme. See Entheal, Theism. ]

 

1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine impulse. Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed or overweening imagination. Locke.

 

2. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm. Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing duties of hard everyday routine. Froude. Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating shrewdness. Bancroft.

 

3. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his profession with enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Emerson.

 

4. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal. Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm. Prescott.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

enthusiasm

en thu si asm |enˈTHo͞ozēˌazəm ɪnˈθ (j )uziˌæzəm | ▶noun 1 intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval: her energy and enthusiasm for life | few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders. • a thing that arouses such feelings: the three enthusiasms of his life were politics, religion, and books. 2 archaic, derogatory religious fervor supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body. ORIGIN early 17th cent. ( sense 2 ): from French enthousiasme, or via late Latin from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous ‘possessed by a god, inspired ’ (based on theos ‘god ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

enthusiasm

en |thu ¦si |asm |ɪnˈθjuːzɪaz (ə )m, ɛn- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval: her energy and enthusiasm for life | few expressed enthusiasm about the current leaders. • [ count noun ] something that arouses enthusiasm: the three enthusiasms of his life were politics, religion, and books. 2 archaic, derogatory religious fervour supposedly resulting directly from divine inspiration, typically involving speaking in tongues and wild, uncoordinated movements of the body. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in sense 2 ): from French enthousiasme, or via late Latin from Greek enthousiasmos, from enthous ‘possessed by a god, inspired ’ (based on theos ‘god ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

enthusiasm

enthusiasm noun 1 she worked with enthusiasm: eagerness, keenness, ardor, fervor, passion, zeal, zest, gusto, energy, verve, vigor, vehemence, fire, spirit, avidity; wholeheartedness, commitment, willingness, devotion, earnestness; informal get-up-and-go. ANTONYMS apathy, half-heartedness. 2 he responded to the proposal with enthusiasm: interest, admiration, approval, support, encouragement. ANTONYMS apathy, disinterest. 3 they put their enthusiasms to good use: interest, passion, obsession, mania; inclination, preference, penchant, predilection, fancy; pastime, hobby, recreation, pursuit.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

enthusiasm

enthusiasm noun 1 Watkins worked quickly and with enthusiasm: eagerness, keenness, ardour, fervour, warmth, passion, zeal, zealousness, zest, gusto, brio, pep, go, sap, liveliness, vivacity, vivaciousness, energy, verve, vigour, dynamism, vehemence, fire, excitement, exuberance, ebullience, spirit, avidity, avidness; wholeheartedness, commitment, willingness, readiness, devotion, devotedness, fanaticism, earnestness; informal oomph, zing, zip, zap, vim, get-up-and-go; rare fervency, ardency, passionateness. ANTONYMS apathy. 2 they can put their skills and enthusiasms to good use: interest, passion, obsession, fad, craze, mania, rage; inclination, preference, penchant, predilection, fancy, impulse; pastime, hobby, recreation, (leisure ) pursuit, leisure activity, entertainment; informal bug, thing.

 

Duden Dictionary

enthusiasmieren

en thu si as mie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |enthusiasm ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « nach französisch enthousiasmer a in Begeisterung versetzen, begeistern, entzücken die Aufführung enthusiasmierte das Publikum b sich enthusiasmieren Begeisterung für jemanden, etwas entwickeln, sich leidenschaftlich begeistern er enthusiasmierte sich fürs Theater, für diese Künstlerin

 

Enthusiasmus

En thu si as mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Enthusi a smus |der Enthusiasmus; Genitiv: des Enthusiasmus griechisch enthousiasmós, zu: éntheos = gottbegeistert, zu: théos = Gott (heit )überschwängliche [schwärmerische ] Begeisterung etwas mit Enthusiasmus verkünden

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

enthusiasm

en thu si asm /ɪnθ j úːziæ̀z (ə )m / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 〖en ((心の )中に )theos (神 )が入り込んだ状態 〗(形 )enthusiastic 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖時にan ～〗 «…に対する » 熱意, やる気 ; 熱中, 熱狂 «for , about » ; «…したいという » 情熱 «for do ing , to do » ▸ Nancy showed little enthusiasm for office work .ナンシーは会社の仕事に対してほとんど熱意を示さなかった ▸ with great enthusiasm とても熱中して ▸ a lack of enthusiasm 熱意のなさ ▸ be full of enthusiasm やる気十分である ▸ The failure didn't dampen his enthusiasm .失敗しても彼の熱は冷めなかった 2 C ｟かたく ｠熱中している活動 [仕事 ], 熱中させるもの .3 U ｟古 ｠宗教的狂信 .