Enthusiasm etymologically means having a god enter the worshipper

Evidence

The Bacchic ritual produced what was called ‘enthusiasm’, which means, etymologically, having the god enter into the worshipper, who believed that he became one with the god. — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 115

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 115
• XREF: connects to: Plato’s rational interpretation of love ignited a supra-rational enthusiasm. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 585; Precariousness etymologically means prayerful yearning toward the future — Max Haiven, Cultures of Financialization, 235

Related

• Precariousness etymologically means prayerful yearning toward the future (similarity 0.78)