zealot

zeal-ot · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

  2. 2.

    [historical]A member of a Jewish sect in the 1st century AD that fiercely resisted Roman rule.

Forms

plural: zealots

Related words

Antonyms: moderate
See also: extremist, fanatic, zeal, zealous
Synonyms: enthusiast, extremist, fanatic

Etymology

From Late Latin zelotes, from Greek zelotes ("zealous follower"), from zelos ("zeal").