Enthusiast as a religious polemic

Meaning

“Enthusiast” in the supplied note glosses a religiously polemical designation, not an eager hobbyist. In the conclusion, however, the speaker reports this designation as a slander directed against devout Christians who refuse to join another party’s song. He does not thereby endorse the charge or admit that it accurately describes its targets. His public confession of faith is framed as a defence against such hostile judgment.

The lexicon reports this use without adopting the exclusion as its own judgment or using it to diagnose a historical person. The author’s parallel claims to be a citizen and private person likewise remain internal assertions rather than verified biographical particulars.