fanatic

(fə-năt'ĭk)
n.
A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.

adj.
Fanatical.

[Latin fānāticus, inspired by orgiastic rites, pertaining to a temple, from fānum, temple.]

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noun

1. One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures: extremist, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultra, zealot. See edge/center, concern/unconcern, politics.
2. One zealously devoted to a religion: devotee, enthusiast, sectary, votary, zealot. See belief/unbelief, love/hatred, religion.
3. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity: bug, devotee, enthusiast, maniac, zealot. Informal buff², fan², fiend. Slang freak, nut. See concern/unconcern.

adjective

Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs: extreme, extremist, fanatical, rabid, radical, revolutionary, ultra. Slang far-out. See concern/unconcern, edge/center, politics.

n

Definition: overenthusiast
Antonyms: naysayer, unbeliever

IN BRIEF: Overly enthusiastic or devoted to an ideal.

If you pick a truth and follow it blindly. It becomes a falsehood, and you a fanatic. — Unknown.

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• Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - fanatic: (adj) marked by excessive behavior

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fanatiker, sværmer
adj. - fanatisk, sværmerisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
fanaticus (m.n. in godsdienst), fanatiek (m.n. in godsdienst)

Français (French)
n. - fanatique
adj. - fanatique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fanatiker
adj. - fanatisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζηλωτής, φανατικός
adj. - φανατικός, φανατισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
fanatico, esaltato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - indivíduo (m) fanático
adj. - fanático

Русский (Russian)
фанатик, страстный любитель, фанатичный

Español (Spanish)
n. - fanático, exaltado
adj. - fanático, exaltado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fanatiker
adj. - fanatisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂热, 盲信, 狂热者, 狂热的, 盲信的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狂熱, 盲信, 狂熱者
adj. - 狂熱的, 盲信的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 열정적 애호가, 광신자
adj. - 열광자의, 광신자의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 狂信的な, 熱狂的な
n. - 狂信者, 熱狂者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص متعصب (صفه) متعصب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קנאי, פנאטי‬
adj. - ‮מתלהב מאד‬

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