zealot

  • 11zealot — n. a religious zealot * * * [ zelət] a religious zealot …

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  • 12zealot — [[t]ze̱lət[/t]] zealots N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a zealot, you think that their views and actions are very extreme, especially in following a particular political or religious belief. He was forceful, but by no means a… …

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  • 13zealot — zeal·ot || zelÉ™t n. fanatic; radical zealot, fanatic zealot …

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  • 14zealot — UK [ˈzelət] / US [zelət] noun [countable] Word forms zealot : singular zealot plural zealots formal someone who believes they are right to do whatever will help their political or religious ideas to succeed, even if it is cruel or unfair Derived… …

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  • 15zealot — 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… …

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  • 16zealot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fanatic, addict, fan (inf.); visionary, dreamer, enthusiast; bigot; devotee, partisan. See heterodoxy, piety. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. partisan, fan, bigot, fanatic, enthusiast, lobbyist, devotee,… …

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  • 17zealot — [ zɛlət] noun 1》 a fanatical and uncompromising follower of a religion or policy. 2》 (Zealot) a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70. Derivatives zealotry noun Origin C16: via… …

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  • 18zealot — n. 1 an uncompromising or extreme partisan; a fanatic. 2 (Zealot) hist. a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70. Derivatives: zealotry n. Etymology: eccl.L zelotes f. Gk zelotes… …

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  • 19Zealot — n. 1 an uncompromising or extreme partisan; a fanatic. 2 (Zealot) hist. a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70. Derivatives: zealotry n. Etymology: eccl.L zelotes f. Gk zelotes… …

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  • 20Zealot Trivia — was a Sci Fi and Fantasy trivia game available on America Online from December 17 1997 to January 2 2001.After it was revamped, the new Sci Fi trivia game was put online and is still running to this day.HistoryIt featured four teams: The… …

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