Sentiment vs Enthusiasm - What's the difference?
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A general thought, feeling, or sense.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=5, title= (label) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment.
(label) Gentle or tender feelings, sometimes of a weak or foolish kind.
(obsolete, or, historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
* 1946 , Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy , ch. 1
Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
Something in which one is keenly interested.
* 1968 , Central States Archaeological Journal (volumes 15-16, page 154)
* 2012 , Nicholas Joll, Philosophy and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (page 23)
Sentiment is a related term of enthusiasm.
As nouns the difference between sentiment and enthusiasm
is that sentiment is a general thought, feeling, or sense while enthusiasm is (obsolete|or|historical) possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.sentiment
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Noun
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.
enthusiasm
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(wikipedia enthusiasm)Noun
- The intoxication that they sought was that of ‘enthusiasm ’, of union with the god.
- My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
- Other Adamsian enthusiasms included: fast cars; restaurants; Bach, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Dire Straits;