Enthusiast vs. Visionary

Enthusiastnoun

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

Enthusiastnoun

(archaic) A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

Enthusiastnoun

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.

Enthusiastnoun

an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity

Enthusiastnoun

a person having a strong liking for something

Enthusiastnoun

a person who is very interested in a particular activity or subject

Enthusiastnoun

a person of intense and visionary Christian views.

Visionaryadjective

having vision or foresight

Visionaryadjective

imaginary or illusory

Visionaryadjective

prophetic or revelatory

Visionaryadjective

idealistic or utopian

Visionarynoun

someone who has visions; a seer

Visionarynoun

an impractical dreamer

Visionarynoun

someone who has positive ideas about the future

Visionaryadjective

Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.

Visionaryadjective

Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities.

Visionaryadjective

Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.

Visionarynoun

One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.

Visionarynoun

One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.

Visionarynoun

a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

Visionarynoun

a person with unusual powers of foresight

Visionaryadjective

not practical or realizable; speculative;

Visionary

Defined broadly, a visionary is one who can envision the future. For some groups this can involve the supernatural.