enthusiasms

Определение enthusiasms в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: plural of enthusiasm
enthusiasm: Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy
The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm’, of union with the god.
enthusiasm: {n} a heat of the imagination or fancy
Enthusiasm: spirit
Enthusiasm: zest
enthusiasm: n Great or intense feeling for a subject or cause; ardent eagerness or zeal (Gk en + theos = god, spirit; enthusiasm = to be inspired by a god)
enthusiasm: 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
enthusiasm: intensity of interest; the passion one has for a purpose or task; a leadership quality that ignites the interest and energy of others See commitment
enthusiasm: A state of mind wherein a person is filled with excitement toward something
enthusiasm: Enthusiasm is great eagerness to be involved in a particular activity which you like and enjoy or which you think is important. Their skill, enthusiasm and running has got them in the team
enthusiasm: a feeling of excitement
enthusiasm: An enthusiasm is an activity or subject that interests you very much and that you spend a lot of time on. Draw him out about his current enthusiasms and future plans. = interest
enthusiasm: Lively manifestation of joy or zeal
enthusiasm: Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness
enthusiasm: One of the categories for judg- ing Refers to a hound's overall interest in coursing the lure
enthusiasm: overflowing with enthusiasm
enthusiasm: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" a feeling of excitement
enthusiasm: excitement; strong interest
enthusiasm: {i} excitement, great interest
enthusiasm: A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm
enthusiasm: a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"
enthusiasm: 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: An exaggerated state of religious fervor or reliance on divine inspiration Enlightenment philosophers such as Locke and Leibniz decried manifestations of enthusiasm as incompatible with the proper employment of rational faculties Recommended Reading: Michael Heyd, ‘Be Sober and Reasonable’: The Critique of Enthusiasm in the Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries (Brill, 1995) {at Amazon com} and Josef Pieper, Enthusiasm and Divine Madness: On the Platonic Dialogue Phaedrus, tr by Richard and Clara Winston (St Augustine, 2000) {at Amazon com} Also see OCP and noesis