ENTHU'SIAST, noun enthu'ziast. 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.
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