Enthusiast

/ɪnˈθuziæst/ noun

Definition

a person who is very interested in and involved with a particular activity or subject

Etymology

from Greek enthousiastes 'person inspired by a god', from entheos 'possessed by a god', from en- 'in' + theos 'god'

Kelly Says

An enthusiast was originally someone 'possessed by a god' - so when you're really enthusiastic about something, you're channeling divine inspiration!

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