Enthusiasm

Enthusiasm (Ancient Greek: ἐνθουσιασμός enthousiasmos) originally meant inspiration or possession by a divine afflatus or by the presence of a god. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c Spirit possession is a concept of Paranormal, Supernatural and/or Superstitious belief in which spirits, gods, daemons Afflatus is a Latin term derived from Cicero (in On Divination) that has been translated as "inspiration God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Johnson's Dictionary, the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, defines enthusiasm as "a vain belief of private revelation; a vain confidence of divine favour or communication. Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, is among In the teaching of the Catholic Church, a private revelation is a particular Revelation to a specific Christian " In current English vernacular the word simply means intense enjoyment, interest, or approval. Happiness is an Emotion associated with feelings ranging from contentment and satisfaction to Bliss and intense Joy. Interest is a fee paid on borrowed capital Assets lent include Money, Shares, Consumer goods through Hire purchase, major assets In the United States, presidential job approval ratings were introduced by George Gallup in the late 1930s (probably 1937 to gauge public support for the president

1 Historical usage
2 Modern usage
3 References
4 Further reading
5 External links

Historical usage

Enthusiasm (ἐνθουσιασμός) root - en-theos = in God. An enthusiast is a person inspired by god. *see: Biblical inspiration - (inspiration Greek - θεοπνευστος - Theopneustos = literally God breathed) When the early Christians would see someone convert to Christianity there was this overwhelming joy that followed the gift of Salvation but they had a problem there was no word to describe this feeling so they combined the two words (in God) creating the word (entheos) from which we get the English word Enthusiasm. Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology concerned with the divine origin of the Bible and what the Bible teaches about itself In Theology, salvation can mean three related things being saved from or Liberation from something such as Suffering or the punishment of

Its uses were confined to a belief in religious inspiration, or to intense religious fervour or emotion. An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings thoughts and behaviours Thus a Syrian sect of the 4th century was known as the Enthusiasts. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century They believed that by perpetual prayer, ascetic practices and contemplation, man could become [inspired] by the Holy Spirit, in spite of the ruling evil spirit, which the fall had given to him. Prayer is the act of attempting to communicate with a Deity or spirit The word Contemplation comes from the Latin root templum (from Greek temnein to cut or divide and means to separate something from its environment and to enclose it in a sector From their belief in the efficacy of prayer, they were also known as Euchites. The Euchites or Messalians were a Sect condemned as heretical in a synod of 383CE Several Protestant sects of the 16th and 17th centuries were called enthusiastic. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. In the Sociology of religion a sect is generally a smaller religious or political group that has broken off from a larger group for example from a As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar During the years immediately following the Glorious Revolution, "enthusiasm" was a British pejorative term for advocacy of any political or religious cause in public. The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union Such "enthusiasm" was seen in the time around 1700 as the cause of the previous century's English Civil War and its attendant atrocities, and thus it was an absolute social sin to remind others of the war by engaging in enthusiasm. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The Royal Society bylaws stipulated that any person discussing religion or politics at a Society meeting was to be summarily ejected for being an "enthusiast. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 " During the 18th century, popular Methodists such as John Wesley or George Whitefield were accused of blind enthusiasm (i. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Early life He was born at the Bell Inn Southgate Street Gloucester, England. e. fanaticism). Fanaticism is an Emotion of being filled with excessive uncritical Zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause or in

Modern usage

In modern ordinary usage, enthusiasm has lost its religious significance, and means a whole-hearted devotion to an ideal, cause, study or pursuit. iDEAL is an Internet payment method in The Netherlands, based on online banking Sometimes, in a depreciatory sense, it implies a devotion which is partisan and is blind to difficulties and objections.

Science-fiction writer Thomas M. Disch once suggested that the mystical experiences of writer Philip K. Dick might be described as a form of enthousiasmos. Thomas Michael Disch ( February 2 1940 – c July 4 2008) was an American Science fiction author and Poet Philip Kindred Dick (December 16 – March 2) was an American Science fiction Novelist and Short story Writer.

One might be said in modern terms to be enthusiastic if they are excited about what they might be engaged in.

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(obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.

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