Greek Mythology :: Psyche :: Enthusiasm

[last_archangel]

en·thu·si·asm
n.
3. Archaic
a. Ecstasy arising from the supposed possession by a god.
Word History: "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," said the very quotable Ralph Waldo Emerson, who also said, "Everywhere the history of religion betrays a tendency to enthusiasm." These two uses of the word enthusiasm-one positive and one

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[elirrina]

Dictionary.com makes my day. I want them to send out even more obscure words as the word of the day, however.

Downloading this! As usual!

[0_mile_marker]

I'll download when I get home. Very beautiful!

[darkfrog24]

The website, she is having the javascript errors. Fair Psyche must wait, sleeping, thinking that she has taken a piece of Aphrodite's beauty when in fact it was a gorram gottawait spell.

NaNoRiMo... I've let three of them pass me by since I heard of it. I need a darn idea.

[last_archangel]

I've had my darn idea for years, but I'm hoping all of these months of writing dormancy and rethinking my concepts will help me get off my tush about it this year.

[crucio_4_coffee]

Oh wow. Terrific music choices - you had me at solarstone!

[dreamiflame]

Looks interesting, downloading.