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Enthusiast
En-thu′si-ast
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.
enthousiaste
.] One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as:
(a)
One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b)
One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person. Webster 1828 Edition
Enthusiast
ENTHU'SIAST
,Noun.
1.
One who imagines he has special or supernatural converse with God, or special communications from him.2.
One whose imagination is warmed; one whose mind is highly excited with the love or in the pursuit of an object; a person of ardent zeal; as an enthusiast in poetry or music.3.
One of elevated fancy or exalted ideas.