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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enthusiast \En*thu"si*ast\, n. [Gr. ?: 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.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other --W.
Irving.
Syn: Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
enthusiast
n 1: an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or
activity [syn: {partisan}, {partizan}]
2: a person having a strong liking for something [syn: {fancier}]
more about enthusiast
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