Enthuˊsiasm

Enthuˊsiasm [enthusiasme, F. entusiasmo, It. enthusiasme, Sp. enthusiasmus, L. of ενqεγιαγμὸθ, of ἐνqεγιαγικὸθ, Gr.to inspire.]

a prophetick or poetick rage or fury, which transports the mind, raises and enflames the imagination, and makes it think and express things extraordinary and surprizing.

Definition taken from The Universal Etymological Dictionary, edited by Nathan Bailey (1736)

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