zealotryn.
/ˈzɛlətri/, U.S. /ˈzɛlətri/ Behaviour or belief characteristic or typical of a zealot; esp. immoderate or fanatical devotion to a religious or political cause or ideal. Also: an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > fanaticism > [noun]
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fanaticism1652
zealotry1653
fanaticalness1668
fanatism1680
the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > fanaticism > [noun] > instance of
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zealotry1653
1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 69 Great zealotries for some new form and way of constituting, disciplining, and governing Churches.
1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 63 Some mens and womens more plebeian Zelotry.
1711 Fanatical Moderation 33 According to which damnable Notion of false Zealotry, when they Consecrate an Assassin..to Murder an Heretick Prince, they Solemnly Consecrate him to the Work of the Lord.
1797 Monthly Rev. 23 (App.) 573 The ecstasy of eulogy and the zealotry of panegyric.
1839 T. De Quincey Lake Reminisc. in Tait's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 102/1 A more apostolic fervour of holy zealotry in this great cause.
1898 J. E. C. Bodley France II. iii. vi. 316 A bigot whose zealotry could not be pierced with sentiments of patriotism.
1940 M. Lerner in W. Waller War in 20th Cent. 422 A ruthlessness and a zealotry that will go to any lengths to cripple an enemy.
1984 Winnipeg Free Press 13 Mar. 8/2 A different form of religious and nationalist zealotry drives the..movement's settlers.
2015 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 128 322 Their stories envision a world..where decisions are not driven primarily by greed, power lust, or zealotry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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