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Skewering everything from leftist factional infighting to religious zealotry, the movie follows Brian (Graham Chapman), born in the same stable as Jesus and initially mistaken for him.—David Faris, TheWeek, 29 Apr. 2026 In Europe, decades of green zealotry, foolishly imploding working nuclear power plants, and central planners forcing what most now admit is an impossible energy transition by 2050 have left the continent exposed.—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026 The 1979 revolution will have finally reached its thermidor and abandoned its founding zealotry.—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026 Both the principled zealotry of Douglas and the compromise-forging acumen of Dirksen are urgently needed if our communities and country will successfully tackle the formidable challenges that confront us.—John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for zealotry