Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm.
Prescott.
En*thu"si*ast (?), n. [Gr. &?;: cf. F. enthousiaste.] One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor of mind; an ardent and imaginative person.
Enthusiasts soon understand each other.
W. Irving.
Syn. -- Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot.
{ En*thu`si*as"tic (?), En*thu`si*as"tic*al (?), } a. [Gr. &?; .] Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous; as, an enthusiastic lover of art. "Enthusiastical raptures." Calamy. -- En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly, adv.
A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic character.
W. Irving.