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Fans at a recital in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A fan or fanatic, sometimes also termed an aficionado, stan or enthusiast, is a person who exhibits strong interest or admiration for something or somebody, such as a celebrity, a sport, a sports team, a genre, a politician, a book, a movie, a video game or an entertainer.
The word enthusiasm originates from the Greek ἐνθουσιασμός from ἐν (en, “in”) and θεός (theós, “god”), meaning "inspired or possessed by [a] god". Applied by the Greeks to manifestations of divine possession, by Apollo (as in the case of the Pythia ), or by Dionysus (as in the case of the Bacchantes and Maenads ...
An enthusiast is a person filled with or guided by enthusiasm. Enthusiast or enthusiasts may also refer to: An alternate term for a fan; Enthusiast (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse; Enthusiast (personality type), of the Enneagram model; The Enthusiasts, a Canadian rock band
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
In general, the cinephiles of the period set a template for future like-minded groups by having keen enthusiasm for both older and contemporary films. [7] Influential film clubs of the period included Objectif 49, whose members included Robert Bresson and Jean Cocteau, and the Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin (Cinema Club of the Latin Quarter).
A Geek girl at the Geek Picnic wearing a Geek shirt and a VR headset. The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people; in current use, the word typically connotes an expert or enthusiast obsessed with a hobby or intellectual pursuit.
Leisure fanaticism – high levels of intensity, enthusiasm, commitment and zeal shown for a particular leisure activity; Nationalistic or patriotic fanaticism; Political, ideological fanaticism. Religious fanaticism – considered by some to be the most extreme form of religious fundamentalism. Entail promoting religious point of views
Cheryl Ruth Hines (born September 21, 1965) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for playing Cheryl in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), for which she received two Emmy Award nominations.