zealot
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noun \ˈze-lət\Definition of ZEALOT
1
capitalized : a member of a fanatical sect arising in Judea during the first century a.d. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine
2
: a zealous person; especially : a fanatical partisan <a religious zealot>
See Examples of ZEALOT
- <zealots on both sides of the issue resorted to name-calling and scare tactics>
Origin of ZEALOT
Late Latin zelotes, from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēlos
First Known Use: 1537
Related to ZEALOT
- Synonyms
- crusader, fanatic, ideologue (also idealogue), militant, partisan (also partizan), red hot, true believer
- Antonyms
- nonmilitant
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