Main Entry: zeal·ot

Pronunciation: \ˈze-lət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin zelotes, from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēlos

Date: 1537

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>