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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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Translations
Anagrams
- Laotze
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enthusiasm
English
Etymology
First attested from 1603, from Middle French enthousiasme, from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (enthousiasmós), from ?? (en, “in”) + ???? (theós, “god”) + ????? (ousía, “essence”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??ju?z?æz(?)m/, /?n-/
- (yod dropping) IPA(key): /-?u?-/
Noun
enthusiasm (countable and uncountable, plural enthusiasms)
- (obsolete or historical) Possession by a god; divine inspiration or frenzy.
- Intensity of feeling; excited interest or eagerness.
- Something in which one is keenly interested.
- 1968, Central States Archaeological Journal (volumes 15-16, page 154)
- My main enthusiasm is attending and seeing the progress and interest of collectors, to meet old friends, and hopefully to make new friends.
- 1968, Central States Archaeological Journal (volumes 15-16, page 154)
Related terms
- enthuse
- enthusiast
- enthusiastic
- enthusiastically
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Anagrams
- Shunamites
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