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envoy
English
Etymology
From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??n.v??/, /??n.v??/
- (UK) IPA(key): /??n.v??/
Noun
envoy (plural envoys)
- (law) a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- a representative.
- a diplomat.
- a messenger.
- (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi: a short stanza at the end of a poem
Synonyms
- (diplomatic agent of second rank): envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
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zealot
English
Etymology
Initially only found as Middle English zelote, an epithet of Simon the Zealot, acquiring its current senses in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Middle English derives from Latin z?l?t?s, from Ancient Greek ??????? (z?l?t?s, “emulator, zealous admirer, follower”), from ????? (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ????? (z?ló?, “to emulate, to be jealous”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?z?l.?t/
- Hyphenation: zeal?ot
Noun
zealot (plural zealots)
- One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic
- (historical) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.
- (historical) A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.
Quotations
- 1892: Yet Brahmans rule Benares still, / Buddh-Gaya's ruins pit the hill, / And beef-fed zealots threaten ill / To Buddha and Kamakura. — Rudyard Kipling, Buddha at Kamakura
Synonyms
- enthusiast
- fanatic
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