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Definition of zealot
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zealots on both sides of the issue resorted to name-calling and scare tactics
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Of course, in the years since Corbett launched his column, vinyl has made an incredible comeback—and zealots such as Corbett have almost certainly contributed to the shift.
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In Tuesday’s shooting in Virginia, James Hodgkinson was an anti-Trump zealot who despised Republicans and volunteered for Bernie Sanders—not that that makes him a stand-in for every liberal who doesn’t like the president.
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Let’s be clear: James T. Hodgkinson is a zealot who was radicalized online.
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Democratic Party zealots can’t be the only ones offering answers.
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Its supporters include religious zealots and nationalists often unconcerned with the niceties of democracy, and others hoping circumstances will somehow change.
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Its supporters include religious zealots and nationalists often unconcerned with the niceties of democracy, and others hoping circumstances will somehow change.
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Its supporters include religious zealots and nationalists often unconcerned with the niceties of democracy, and others hoping circumstances will somehow change.
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Late in the game, the play suffers from a creeping tediousness that can come from the speechifying of zealots of every stripe.
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Did You Know?
In the 1st century A.D., a fanatical sect arose in Judaea to oppose the Roman domination of Palestine. Known as the Zealots, they fought their most famous battle at the great fortress of Masada, where 1,000 defenders took their own lives just as the Romans were about to storm the fort. Over the years, zealot came to mean anyone who is passionately devoted to a cause. The adjective zealous may describe someone who's merely dedicated and energetic ("a zealous investigator", "zealous about combating inflation", etc.). But zealot (like its synonym fanatic) and zealotry (like its synonym fanaticism) are used disapprovingly—even while Jews everywhere still honor the memory of those who died at Masada.
Origin and Etymology of zealot
Late Latin zelotes, from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēlos
ZEALOT Defined for English Language Learners
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: a person who has very strong feelings about something (such as religion or politics) and who wants other people to have those feelings : a zealous person
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