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[ zel -uh t ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈzɛl ət / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who shows zeal.
an excessively zealous person; fanatic.
(initial capital letter ) a member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent from a.d. 69 to 81, advocating the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisting the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to heathenize the Jews.
Origin of zealot First recorded in 1400–50; earlier zelote from Late Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek zēlṓtēs, equivalent to zēlō- (variant stem of zēloûn “to be zealous”; see zeal) + -tēs agent suffix
SYNONYMS FOR zealot 2 extremist, crank, bigot.
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synonym study for zealot 2 . See fanatic.
OTHER WORDS FROM zealot un·der·zeal·ot, noun Words nearby zealot ZDV, ze, Zea, zeal, Zealand, zealot , zealotry, zealous, Zeami, zeatin, zeaxanthin
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The zealot was even threatened with excommunication by his fellow religionists.
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British Dictionary definitions for zealot (1 of 2) noun an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
Word Origin for zealot C16: from Late Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek, from zēloun to be zealous, from zēlos zeal
British Dictionary definitions for zealot (2 of 2) noun any of the members of an extreme Jewish sect or political party that resisted all aspects of Roman rule in Palestine in the 1st century ad
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