entheasmn.

Brit.

/ˈɛnθɪaz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈɛnθiˌæz(ə)m/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἐνθεασμός.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ἐνθεασμός < ancient Greek ἐνθεάζειν to be inspired or possessed by a god (see entheastic adj.) + -μός , suffix forming nouns. Compare post-classical Latin entheasmos , enteasmos (attested in an undated glossary). Compare earlier entheal adj., enthean adj., entheastic n., entheate adj., entheos n., enthusiasm n.

Now rare.

The state or condition of being possessed or inspired by a divine power; divine inspiration. In later use, esp. with reference to the Neoplatonic philosophy of Plotinus: a divine trance; religious ecstasy. Cf. enthusiasm n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun]

lightOE

lightingOE

inspiration1303

illuminationsc1340

inyettingc1340

revelationc1384

oraclec1425

revealingc1429

informationc1450

infusionc1450

illustrationc1480

gospel1481

aspirationc1534

illuminating1561

afflation1576

entheos1594

enthusiasm1595

flame-light1611

illapse1614

inspirement1616

spiration1629

respirationa1631

irradiation1631

income1647

afflatus1649

theopneustian1660

entheasm1752

prana1785

inflation1835

theopneusty1847

inflatusa1861

theopneustia1894

1752 J. Byrom Enthusiasm 16 Altho' in one absurdity they chime, To make religious entheasm a crime.

1850 Westm. Rev. July 205/2 This one master idea, truly religious in its character, gives to them a steady fervour, a calm persistent enthusiasm or ‘entheasm’.

1890 Open Court 18 Sept. 2527/1 There is no sound belief in Meliorism, nay no sure Entheasm, no gladness in life in such wailings.

1920 Methodist Rev. July 413 The object of the entheasm, trance, or ecstatic experience.

1993 T. Wägenbaur Moment i. ii. 48 Plotinus turns to mystical performances to achieve the trance or entheasm of ecstasy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	entheasm
释义	entheasmn. Brit. /ˈɛnθɪaz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈɛnθiˌæz(ə)m/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἐνθεασμός. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ἐνθεασμός < ancient Greek ἐνθεάζειν to be inspired or possessed by a god (see entheastic adj.) + -μός , suffix forming nouns. Compare post-classical Latin entheasmos , enteasmos (attested in an undated glossary). Compare earlier entheal adj., enthean adj., entheastic n., entheate adj., entheos n., enthusiasm n. Now rare. The state or condition of being possessed or inspired by a divine power; divine inspiration. In later use, esp. with reference to the Neoplatonic philosophy of Plotinus: a divine trance; religious ecstasy. Cf. enthusiasm n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > [noun] lightOE lightingOE inspiration1303 illuminationsc1340 inyettingc1340 revelationc1384 oraclec1425 revealingc1429 informationc1450 infusionc1450 illustrationc1480 gospel1481 aspirationc1534 illuminating1561 afflation1576 entheos1594 enthusiasm1595 flame-light1611 illapse1614 inspirement1616 spiration1629 respirationa1631 irradiation1631 income1647 afflatus1649 theopneustian1660 entheasm1752 prana1785 inflation1835 theopneusty1847 inflatusa1861 theopneustia1894 1752 J. Byrom Enthusiasm 16 Altho' in one absurdity they chime, To make religious entheasm a crime. 1850 Westm. Rev. July 205/2 This one master idea, truly religious in its character, gives to them a steady fervour, a calm persistent enthusiasm or ‘entheasm’. 1890 Open Court 18 Sept. 2527/1 There is no sound belief in Meliorism, nay no sure Entheasm, no gladness in life in such wailings. 1920 Methodist Rev. July 413 The object of the entheasm, trance, or ecstatic experience. 1993 T. Wägenbaur Moment i. ii. 48 Plotinus turns to mystical performances to achieve the trance or entheasm of ecstasy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1752
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