English → Latin
“enthusiasm” in Latin
aestusheat; fire; tideanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason, īnsurgōto rise up (against)
The English word enthusiasm itself goes back to Latin enthūsiasmus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enthusiasm
inflammatio animi (animorum); divina mentis incitatio et permotio: ardor animi: animi alacritas (Cic.): mens incitata :aestus or fervor ingenii: coelestis quidam mentis instinctus. To be filled with enthusiasm, insurgere; spiritu divino tangi; divino quodam spiritu inflari; divino instinctu concitari: youthful enthusiasm, ardor juvenilis (Cic. uses enthusiasmus in Greek characters).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enthusiasm?
- The usual Latin words for “enthusiasm” are aestus, animus, īnsurgō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.