Enthusiasm or inspiration believed to come from divine or god-like possession; a state of spiritual fervency.
From Greek 'entheos' (possessed by a god), combining 'en-' (in) and 'theos' (god), plus '-asm' (state of). Etymology parallels 'enthusiasm,' which has the same Greek roots.
Ancient Greeks believed that poets and oracles were literally filled with god-like inspiration—that feeling of being completely overtaken by creative or spiritual passion? That's entheasm!
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