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单词 zealator
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zealatorn.

Brit. /ˈzɛlətə/, U.S. /ˈzɛlədər/
Forms:

α. late Middle English–1500s zelatour, late Middle English–1600s 1800s– zelator, 1500s zelatoure; also Scottish pre-1700 zelateur, pre-1700 zelatur.

β. 1500s zealatour, 1800s zealoter, 1800s– zealator.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French zelateur; Latin zelator.
Etymology: < (i) Middle French zelateur, (rare) zelatour, zelatur person who zealously promotes or furthers a cause, religion, etc. (end of the 14th cent.; 1743 with reference to an official in a religious community), (depreciative) zealot (1585 in the passage translated in quot. 1585 at sense 2), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin zelator jealous person, zealot (Vetus Latina), member of a religious community whose duty it is to encourage observance of the rule and assist in the formation of novices (1630 or earlier) < zelat- , past participial stem of zelare zeal v. + -or -or suffix.Compare Spanish celador (13th cent.), Portuguese zelador (15th cent.), Italian zelatore (14th cent.). Specific forms. The β. forms show remodelling after zeal n. or zealot n. The form zealoter shows remodelling after zealot n. and -er suffix1. Specific senses. With sense 1b compare the following apparent earlier isolated use in an English context of Italian zelatore, plural of (rare) †zelatora nun who exercises the office of zelator (1622 or earlier; feminine form corresponding to zelatore; here after Spanish celadora (a1565), feminine form corresponding to celador):1669 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa (1671) ii. xvi. 113 Nor was there any accusation against her in the Chapter concerning the least defect; although the smallest, and most minute matters are by the Zelatore [Sp. las celadoras] observed, and mentioned there.
1.
a. A person who zealously promotes or furthers a cause, belief, etc.; a zealous defender or supporter of something. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > fanaticism > [noun] > person
zealatora1464
zealotist1593
zealot1596
zealist1614
zeal1631
zelotypist?1632
a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 152 Þat þe qween and þe prince schuld be receyued as good zelatoris of þe rem.
1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xxv. sig. i ij Many zelatours or fauourers of the publyke weale.
c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) ix. 60 I praye ȝou to be zelaturs of the lau of gode.
1600 J. Hamilton Facile Traictise Ded. sig. ★3v Al zelateurs of the trew seruice of God.
1684 A. L. tr. J. de Bernières Louvigny Interiour Christian iv. vi. 253 I apply'd my self to Jesus, as Zelator [Fr. zelateur] of Souls.
1834 Bible (Rheims) : New Test. (rev. ed.) (Mark ix. 13) 82/2 (note) So was John [the baptist] a Zealator, a Corrector.
1895 J. Allen Christian's Model I. (ed. 2) 48 I present to them Jesus in His circumcision as a zelator for the law of God.
1918 E. Bishop Liturgica Historica xv. 342 Who else but that abbat of canons..known as a zelator for discipline, can well have been the instigator..of the reform of his own canonical order?
b. Chiefly Roman Catholic Church. A person in a religious community whose duty is to remind members of that community of their vows, encourage observance of monastic rule, and to admonish or report transgressions. Also in extended use.In extended use, chiefly after W. G. Palgrave (see quot. 1865) with reference to members of the religious police established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the mid 19th cent.; cf. mutawwa n.
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society > faith > church government > monasticism > monastic functionary > disciplinary officer > [noun]
searchc1500
definitor1648
zealator1849
1849 tr. St. Alphonso Liguori in Lives of Compan. St. Alphonso Liguori 81 He therefore made him zealator over all the seminarists, and..he never failed to accuse those who transgressed the rules.
1851 W. B. Ullathorne Plea Rights Relig. Women 11 The rule commonly requires also that there should be two prudent sisters who are called Zealators, and whose duty it is to admonish the superioress, should she exceed or fail in her duties.
1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia II. 3 He had figured conspicuously in the first band of Zelators at the epoch of their foundation in 1855.
1869 Man. Third Order St. Francis of Assisi I. xv. 121 The Zelators are specially charged..to watch over their strict observance of the Rule, and to give notice to the Father Rector should they..give scandal to others and disgrace their holy profession.
1911 Catholic Encycl. XI. 184/1 The novice master..whose assistant was sometimes called the ‘zelator’.
1973 G. Brenan St. John of Cross (1975) viii. 86 It was the custom of the Discalced, when accused of offences against the rule, as some of them were every Friday by the zealator, to make no reply..except the words, ‘I will amend’.
1978 Z. D. Freeth & H. V. F. Winstone Explorers of Arabia vi. 181 The elders of the city had formed the band of Zelators..to purge Riyadh of its evil ways.
2013 P. Lawrence Abbot's Notebk. 134 Since the appointment of the zelator, the observances of the house have deepened.
c. A person employed by a group to recruit people to a cause or mission, or to encourage them to give financial or practical support. Obsolete.Chiefly in the context of Roman Catholic organizations established to carry out charitable or missionary work.
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1876 T. E. Bridgett Discipline of Drink App. 235 Zelators aid in spreading the devotion by enrolling members.
1888 Tablet 14 Apr. 612/2 Lady Herbert the treasurer, gave an account of the receipts from the zelators, since the last meeting.
1896 Tablet 4 Jan. 15/1 Mr Joseph Cook..on behalf of the Confraternity of the Holy House of which he is a Zelator, begs that those who wish to become members will send in their names to him.
1912 Irish Monthly 40 476 A zelator and a zelatrix in every parish could do much without interfering with local needs.
2. A zealot (see zealot n.); esp. a person who is excessively, immoderately, or fanatically devoted to a cause or ideal, esp. a religious or political one. Now rare.
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society > faith > sect > Judaism > Jewish sects > [noun] > Canaanite
zealot1537
zealator1585
zealotist1593
Canaanite1611
Cananaean1886
society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > rapture > [noun] > person
Cananaean1483
votary1576
Canaanite1611
spiritato1613
zealist1614
zelant1624
zeal1631
religionist1651
ecstatic1659
rapturist1665
religioner1808
subject1820
voteen1825
zealator1867
1585 tr. True Rep. Taking of Marseilles sig. Bv These great zelators [Fr. zelateurs] do not onely in words, but also in writing continually slaunder the king.
1602 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing ii. 97 Finallie these goodlie Zelators [Fr. Zelateurs]..came to such an extremitie, that they themselves set their temple on fire in Ierusalem.
1644 H. Leslie Blessing of Ivdah 41 I can best compare them..with that Rebellious rout of the Iewes, who called themselves Zelators.
1867 R. Palgrave in Macmillan's Mag. June 143 Even stoutest parliamentary ‘zealoters’ must yield to utter weariness of body.
1986 L. Legrand in P. Puthanangady Pop. Devotions India iv. 298 The common Christian image of the Pharisees as stern and narrow minded zealators of the Law is considered by Jewish scholars as slanderous, and rightly so.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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