zealot
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zeal·ot

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>

Examples of ZEALOT

  1. <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

Rhymes with ZEALOT

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