fanatic
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fa·nat·ic
(fə-năt'ĭk) 
n.
A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
adj.
Fanatical.
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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fanatic
noun
- One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures: extremist, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultra, zealot. See edge/center, concern/unconcern, politics.
- One zealously devoted to a religion: devotee, enthusiast, sectary, votary, zealot. See belief/unbelief, love/hatred, religion.
- 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.
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fanatic
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.
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categories related to 'fanatic'
- Excessive, Mad, Insane, or Radical
- Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - fanatic: (adj) marked by excessive behavior
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Fanatic
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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