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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024zeal•ot /ˈzɛlət/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who shows zeal.
- a person who shows too much zeal;
a fanatic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024zeal•ot (zel′ət),USA pronunciation n. - a person who shows zeal.
- an excessively zealous person;
fanatic. - Judaism(cap.) a member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent froma.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.
- Greek zēló̄tēs, equivalent. to zēlō- (variant stem of zēloûn to be zealous; see zeal) + -tēs agent suffix
- Late Latin zēlōtēs
- earlier zelote 1530–40
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extremist, crank, bigot. See fanatic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: zealot /ˈzɛlət/ n - an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek, from zēloun to be zealous, from zēlos zeal Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Zealot /ˈzɛlət/ n - 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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