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zealot
zeal·ot Z0006000 (zĕl′ət)n.1. a. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.b. A fanatically committed person.2. Zealot A member of a Jewish movement of the first century ad that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.
[Middle English zelote, from Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek, from zēlos, zeal.]zealot (ˈzɛlət) nan immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one[C16: from Late Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek, from zēloun to be zealous, from zēlos zeal]
Zealot (ˈzɛlət) n (Historical Terms) 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 adzeal•ot (ˈzɛl ət)
n. 1. a person who shows zeal. 2. an excessively zealous person; fanatic. 3. (cap.) a member of a radical, warlike group of Jews in Judea during the 1st century a.d., advocating the overthrow of Roman rule. [1530–40; < Late Latin zēlōtēs < Greek zēlṓtēs, from zēlō-, variant s. of zēloûn to be zealous (see zeal)] syn: See fanatic. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Zealot - a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the RomansJew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties | | 2. | zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of somethingdrumbeater, partisanadvocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideabigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his owndoctrinaire, dogmatist - a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions |
zealotnoun fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, militant, maniac, fiend (informal), bigot He was forceful but by no means a zealot.zealotnoun1. One zealously devoted to a religion:devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, sectary, votary.2. A person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activity:bug, devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac.Informal: buff, fan, fiend.Slang: freak, nut.3. One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures:extremist, fanatic, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultra.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeZealotsZealot
Related to Zealot: Simon the ZealotSynonyms for Zealotnoun fanaticSynonyms- fanatic
- enthusiast
- extremist
- militant
- maniac
- fiend
- bigot
Synonyms for Zealotnoun one zealously devoted to a religionSynonyms- devotee
- enthusiast
- fanatic
- sectary
- votary
noun a person who is ardently devoted to a particular subject or activitySynonyms- bug
- devotee
- enthusiast
- fanatic
- maniac
- buff
- fan
- fiend
- freak
- nut
noun one who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measuresSynonyms- extremist
- fanatic
- radical
- revolutionary
- revolutionist
- ultra
Words related to Zealotnoun a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the RomansRelated Wordsnoun a fervent and even militant proponent of somethingSynonymsRelated Words- advocate
- advocator
- exponent
- proponent
- bigot
- doctrinaire
- dogmatist
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