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单词 enthusiastical
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enthusiasticaladj.

Brit. /ᵻnˌθjuːzɪˈastᵻkl/, /ɛnˌθjuːzɪˈastᵻkl/, U.S. /ᵻnˌθ(j)uziˈæstək(ə)l/, /ɛnˌθ(j)uziˈæstək(ə)l/
Forms: 1500s–1600s enthusiasticall, 1600s enthousiasticall, 1600s enthysiastical, 1600s enthysiasticall, 1600s– enthusiastical.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin enthusiasticus ; Greek ἐνθυσιαστικός ; -al suffix1.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin enthusiasticus or its etymon ancient Greek ἐνθυσιαστικός enthusiastic adj. + -al suffix1. Compare slightly earlier enthusiastic adj. Compare also earlier enthusiast n.
1. Of the nature of, characteristic of, or relating to divine inspiration or demonic possession; = enthusiastic adj. 2a. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [adjective]
inspiredc1450
illumined1526
godly-wise1532
revealed1533
illuminate1563
enthusiast1578
lightsome1587
enthusiastical1588
entheate1603
enthusiac1603
enthusiastic1603
illuminated1606
illightened1609
enthean1612
theopneust1647
illuminative1649
entheous1682
revelational1693
entheal1736
entheastic1804
theopneustic1838
theophanic1884
inspirational1888
theophanous1909
Beatrician1943
1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies ii. 88 Enthusiasticall furies, rauishments, and excesses of spirit.
1638 F. Junius tr. On Sublime in Painting of Ancients iii. i. 250 Of their owne accord they are very little given to these enthusiasticall fits.
a1652 J. Smith Select Disc. (1660) vi. i. 171 This way of communicating Truth to the Souls of men is originally nothing else but Prophetical or Enthusiastical.
1759 C. Umfreville Disc. 216 Extraordinary Flights, Ravishment of the Spirit, enthusiastical Possessions of God.
2. depreciative.
a. Designating a person who claims (falsely or erroneously) to receive divine communication or inspiration; designating (a member of) any of various Christian religious movements believing in, or thought to believe in, private divine revelation as opposed to revelation through scripture; of, relating to, or characterized by such movements or their beliefs. From the 18th cent. also in wider sense: relating to, of the nature of, or characterized by mystical, fanatical, or radical religious delusion; = enthusiastic adj. 1a. Now historical and rare.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [adjective] > relating to fancied inspiration
spritish1538
enthusiastic1578
enthusiastical1607
enthusiast1862
1607 tr. H. Vastellabus in tr. Turkes Secretorie Ep. sig. A2v Neither was Mahomet the second lesse agreeable in conditions than in Name, to that Enthusiasticall seducer.
1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. ii. 61 Squando..that Enthusiastical, or rather Diabolical Miscreant.
1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xvii. 484 This one Enthusiastical Conceit of the ‘Light within’.
1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. xiii. 258 The Subject [sc. the Love of God] is a real one: There is nothing in it enthusiastical or unreasonable.
1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 82 The enthusiastical and seditious opinions of Muncer and the Anabaptists.
1825 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor (ed. 2) II. ix. 98 A set of enthusiastical Methodists.
1967 J. R. Tanis Dutch Calvinistic Pietism in Middle Colonies ii. 84 There came a keen realization of the dangers inherent in enthusiastical religion.
2011 Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. 135 27 A ‘Wandering Spirit’, which roamed the countryside spreading antinomian, Anabaptist, and enthusiastical errors.
b. In non-religious contexts: moved by irrational impulses; fanatically devoted to an organization, cause, belief, etc.; = enthusiastic adj. 1b. Obsolete.
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the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > [adjective] > devoted to ideals
enthusiastical1614
enthusiastic1692
nympholeptic1818
idealistic1829
dreamy1845
starry-eyed1878
nympholept1902
1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket vi. 331 Some will minister nothing, but what comes next into their heads and hands: these are Enthusiasticall Phisitians.
1680 Bp. G. Burnet Some Passages Life Earl of Rochester 82 They are neither hot nor enthusiastical but under the power of calm and clear Principles.
1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. ii. 64 There have been in reality Enthusiastical Atheists.
1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 63. ⁋4 That all are equally happy..none is sufficiently enthusiastical to maintain.
1792 St. James's Chron. 4–6 Oct. The absurd and ridiculous impieties into which the enthusiastical Atheism of the French now hurries them are frequently beyond belief.
1814 A. O'Keeffe Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra I. i. 4 A birth transcending human expectation could not create a more enthusiastical sensation.
1888 Note-bk. Shelley Soc. 197 It seemed to him [sc. Bernard Shaw] that Shelley does produce irrationally enthusiastical phenomena, which Dante and Shakespere [sic] do not.
3. Full of or characterized by passion, eagerness, or keen interest; ardent, avid; energetic. Cf. enthusiastic adj. 3a, 3b. Now rare.
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the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective]
needfulOE
anguishous?c1225
eager?a1300
throc1330
fierce1377
desirousc1386
affectuousa1400
yeverousa1400
inwardc1402
earnestful?1406
rathe?c1450
zealing1459
increc1480
affectual1483
zealous1526
affectioneda1533
jealous1535
heartyc1540
affectivec1550
earnest1563
pricking1575
forward1587
affectionate1598
passiveless1602
zealful1602
full-hearteda1616
wholehearted1644
intense1645
high1649
covetous1652
thorough-hearted1656
keen as mustard1659
fell1667
fervent1673
smirk1674
zealed1679
prest1697
strenuous1713
enthusiastic1741
enthusiastical1755
whole-souled1821
con amore1828
lyrical1875
mustard1919
gung ho1942
1755 J. G. Cooper Lett. conc. Taste vii. 46 An enthusiastical Admirer of the Lombard School of Painters.
1773 J. Boswell Jrnl. 26 Aug. in Jrnl. Tour Hebrides (1785) 118 He who wishes to be successful, or happy, ought to be enthusiastical, that is to say, very keen in all the occupations or diversions of life.
1778 V. Knox Ess. I. xix. 126 The enthusiastical admirers of a favourite author.
1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 101 The old man, whose temper was not quite so enthusiastical.
1882 Cheshire Observer 24 June 5/4 Miss Calder..had been so enthusiastical and practical in supporting the cause.
1921 Christian Educ. 5 33 The reading of Nahum's description of the fall of Nineveh brought enthusiastical requests for more Bible reading in class.
2012 Interdisciplinary Jrnl. Contemp. Res. in Business (Nexis) 4 Efforts to this end have been enthusiastical and painstaking but the findings..seem to have been lost in a bundle of confusion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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