noun. Great excitement for or interest in a subject or cause.

noun. A source or cause of great excitement or interest.

noun. undefined

noun. Ecstasy arising from supposed possession by a god.

noun. Religious fanaticism.

noun. An ecstasy of mind, as if from inspiration or possession by a spiritual influence; hence, a belief or conceit of being divinely inspired or commissioned.

noun. In general, a natural tendency toward extravagant admiration and devotion; specifically, absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest, study, or pursuit; ardent zeal in pursuit of some object, inspiring energetic endeavor with strong hope and confidence of success.

noun. An experience or a manifestation of exalted appreciation or devotion; an expression or a feeling of exalted admiration, imagination, or the like: in this sense with a plural: as, his enthusiasms were now all extinguished; the enthusiasm of impassioned oratory.

noun. Synonyms Earnestness, Zeal, etc. (see eagerness); warmth, ardor, passion, devotion.

noun. 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.

noun. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of fancy; exaltation of soul.

noun. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and imaginative zeal or interest.

noun. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal.

noun. Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.

noun. Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.

noun. a lively interest

noun. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

noun. a feeling of excitement

""Even if people do not normally attribute the term enthusiasm to the Germans, believe me, we are enthusiastic," K+S chairman Norbert Steiner said on a conference call with investors."

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