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enthusiasm

en·thu·si·asm [ in thzee àzzəm, en thzee àzzəm ] (plural en·thu·si·asms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. excited interest: passionate interest in or eagerness to do something

2. engrossing interest: something that arouses a consuming interest

[Late 16th century. Via late Latin< Greek enthousiasmos "possession by (a) god" < enthous "inspired" < theos "god"]
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