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zealot
  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.
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    1. “The Religious zealot vehemently opposes curiosity or concern for anyone outside their circle.”
      “It seems that what he was really punished for was appearing to care enough about an issue to look like a zealot.”
      “A member of the third order of the Dominicans, he had the tertiary name of Jerome, in honor of the Florentine zealot Savonarola.”
zeal
  1. The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
  2. (obsolete) A zealot.
  3. The collective noun for a group of zebras.
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    1. “Dvorkin is a highly experienced journalist and former ombudsman who will bring much-needed evangelistic zeal to the post.”
      “Excessive rabid zeal can be just as bad for a country as excessive do-nothing laziness.”
      “Space constraint did not abate their zeal to get a glimpse of the amazing cultural divergence of the nation.”
zealotry
  1. Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.
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    1. “Finally, the most ardent Prohibitionists are starting to suffer for their zealotry.”
      “It illustrates the evil that happens when religious zealotry combines with extreme misogyny.”
      “Some performers emphasize the spiritual zealotry of the dance, whose early practitioners performed devotionally in Hindu temples.”
zealotism
  1. The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Flusser commends Jesus for remaining aloof from the zealotism that would eventually destroy the Temple and Jerusalem.”
zealousness
  1. The quality of being zealous; zeal.
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    1. “Infants brighten up in her presence and mothers listen to her with almost child-like zealousness.”
      “As for Titania, she blossomed into a more mature woman, although her zealousness never fully died down.”
      “The arc of this group's path in America has been one from zealousness to bland, corporate moderateness.”
zeale
  1. Archaic spelling of zeal.
zealant
  1. (archaic) A zealot.
zealotist
  1. A zealot.
zealousnesses
  1. plural of zealousness
zealotisms
  1. plural of zealotism
zealotists
  1. plural of zealotist
zealotries
zealants
  1. plural of zealant
zealots
  1. plural of zealot
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    1. “Only eccentrics and proselytising zealots can welcome such advances without trepidation.”
      “Some joined the guerilla warfare of the zealots nipping at the heels of mighty Rome.”
      “These are precisely the values the puritans and zealots of many faiths and ideologies would destroy.”
zeals
  1. plural of zeal
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    1. “Lacius wishes that Timon would give him and the rest an opportunity of expressing some part of their zeals.”
      “Alight at Zeals, from where it's a 1.75-mile walk to Stourhead. 1 From the main car park take the path towards the Spread Eagle Inn.”
      “Instead, he bounds around like a demented Zebedee, visiting Zabulon, Zeals, Zoar and, er, Zouch.”
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