different between zealot vs ebullient

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)

1. 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
2. (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.
3. (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

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Laotze

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin ?bulli?ns, present participle of ?bulli? (“I boil”), from bulli? (“I bubble up”) (English boil). Compare bubbling, bubbly, and perky, which use a similar metaphor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b?lj?nt/

Adjective

ebullient (comparative more ebullient, superlative most ebullient)

1. Enthusiastic; high-spirited.

   Synonym: zestful
2. (literally, of a liquid) Boiling or agitated as if boiling.

   Synonyms: abubble, bubbly; see also Thesaurus:effervescent

Translations

Anagrams

• e-bulletin

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e??bul.li.ent/, [e??b?l??i?n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e?bul.li.ent/, [??bul?i?n?t?]

Verb

?bullient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of ?bulli?