Definition of pseudo-intellectual. disapproving. : a person who wants to be thought of as having a lot of intelligence and knowledge but who is not really intelligent or knowledgeable.
Definitions for enthusiastÉnËÎ¸u ziËÃ¦st, -Éªst. enthusiast, partisan, partizan(noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. fancier, enthusiast(noun) a person having a strong liking for something. enthusiast(Noun) A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
inspiration. The old meaning of enthusiasm implies a pseudo-inspiration, an almost frantic extravagance in behalf of something supposed to be an expression of the divine will. This sense remains as the controlling one in the kindred noun enthusiast.