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One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan.

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One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan. Zealots for the one were in hostile array against zealots for the other. Sir J. Stephen. In Ayrshire, Clydesdale, Nithisdale, Annandale, every parish was visited by these turbulent zealots. Macaulay.

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  • VISIONARY
    1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions. The visionary hour When musing midnight reigns. Thomson. 2. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given
  • BIGOTEDLY
    In the manner of a bigot.
  • ZEALOT
    One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan.
  • ENTHUSIAST
    One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as: One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed of some special revelation; a religious madman; a fanatic. One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what engages it; one who is influenced
  • FANATIC
    Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions. But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood,
  • FANATICISM
    Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion; religious frenzy. Syn. -- See Superstition.
  • FANATICIZE
    To cause to become a fanatic.
  • ENTHUSIASTIC; ENTHUSIASTICAL
    Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous; as, an enthusiastic lover of art. "Enthusiastical raptures." Calamy. -- En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly, adv. A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic character. W. Irving.
  • ZEALOTISM
    The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.
  • ZEALOTIST
    A zealot. Howell.
  • FANATICAL
    Characteristic of, or relating to, fanaticism; fanatic. - Fa*nat"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Fa*nat"ic*al*ness, n.
  • ZEALOTICAL
    Like, or suitable to, a zealot; ardently zealous. Strype.
  • BIGOTED
    Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion practice, or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or party, and illiberal toward the opinions of others. "Bigoted to strife." Byron. Syn. -- Prejudiced; intolerant; narrow-minded.
  • BIGOTRY
    1. The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them. 2. The practice or tenets of a bigot.
  • ENTHUSIASTIC
    An enthusiast; a zealot.
  • BIGOT
    the Normans in France. Of unknown origin; possibly akin to Sp. bigote a whisker; hombre de bigote a man of spirit and vigor; cf. It. s- bigottire to terrify, to appall. Wedgwood and others maintain that 1. A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious
  • ZEALOTRY
    The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause. Enthusiasm, visionariness, seems the tendency of the German; zeal, zealotry, of the English; fanaticism, of the French. Coleridge.
  • DIVISIONARY
    Divisional.
  • PROVISIONARY
    Provisional. Burke.
  • REVISIONAL; REVISIONARY
    Of or pertaining to revision; revisory.

 

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