zealot
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zealot¹
- /ˈzɛl.ət/
Rhymes with -ɛlət
Where it comes from
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 zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs, “emulator, zealous admirer, follower”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”), from ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”).
noun zealots · Zealot
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One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
For Modes of Faith let graceleſs zealots fight; / His can't be wrong whoſe life is in the right:
Similar: enthusiast, fanatic
- 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.
- A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.
Zealot²
noun Zealots
- Alternative letter-case form of zealot
Translations
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noun zealous person
| Español | zelote, zelota |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광신자 gwangsinja, 열광자 yeolgwangja |
| 日本語 | 狂信者 kyōshinsha, 熱狂者 netsukyōsha |
| 中文 | 狂熱分子 /狂热分子 kuángrè fēnzǐ |
| हिन्दी | कट्टरपंथी kaṭṭarpanthī |
| Português | zeloso, fanático |
| Français | fanatique |
| Deutsch | Eiferer, Fanatiker, Zelot |
| Italiano | fanatico |
| Русский | фана́тик fanátik, фанати́чка fanatíčka |
| العربية | غَيُور ḡayūr, مُتَحَمِّس mutaḥammis, مُتَعَصِّب mutaʕaṣṣib |
| עברית | קַנַּאי kanáy |
noun member of the Zealot movement in Judea
| Español | zelota, zelote |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 奮銳黨 /奋锐党 fènruìdǎng |
| Français | zélote |
| Deutsch | Zelot |
| Italiano | zelota |
| Русский | зело́т zelót |
| עברית | קַנַּאי kanáy |
noun member of the anti-aristocratic group in Thessalonica
| Русский | зило́т zilót |
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title = {zealot},
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