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Definition of zealot in English:
zealot
NOUN
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1A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
Example sentencesSynonyms- 1.1historical A member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70.
Example sentences
- 1.1historical A member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70.
Origin
Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘member of an ancient Jewish sect’): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun ‘be jealous’, from zēlos (see zeal).
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