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zealot

  (zĕl'ət) pronunciation
n.
    1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
    2. A fanatically committed person.
  1. 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.]


 
 
Thesaurus: zealot

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.

 
WordNet: zealot
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  Synonym: partisan


 
Translations: Translations for: Zealot

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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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