zealot

(zĕl'ət)
n.

1. 1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
   2. A fanatically committed person.
2. Zealot A member of a Jewish movement of the first century A.D. that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.

[Middle English zelote, from Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek, from zēlos, zeal.]

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noun

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

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fanatiker

Nederlands (Dutch)
fanatiekeling, ijveraar

Français (French)
n. - fanatique, zélateur, (Hist) zélote (judaïsme)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Fanatiker, Zelot, Eiferer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζηλωτής, φανατικός

Italiano (Italian)
zelota, fanatico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fanático (m)

Русский (Russian)
фанатик, зелот

Español (Spanish)
n. - fanático, defensor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ivrare, fanatiker, selot (hist.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂热者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狂熱者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 열중하는 사람, 열광자, 광신자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熱狂者, 狂信者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) متطرف في تحمسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קנאי, פנטי‬

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