Bible Dictionaries
Enthusiasm

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm.

(2):

(n.) Lively manifestation of joy or zeal.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Enthusiasm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/enthusiasm.html. 1828.