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countable and uncountable, plural enthusiasms
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness. examples
Something in which one is keenly interested. quotations examples
My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
1968, Central States Archaeological Journal, volumes 15-16, page 154
Other Adamsian enthusiasms included: fast cars; restaurants; Bach, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Dire Straits; […]
2012, Nicholas Joll, Philosophy and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, page 23
(obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy. quotations
The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.
1946, Bertrand Russell, chapter 1, in History of Western Philosophy