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fanatical

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fa·nat·i·cal  (f-nt-kl)
adj.
Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal.

fa·nati·cal·ly adv.
fa·nati·cal·ness n.

fanatical [fəˈnætɪkəl]
adj
surpassing what is normal or accepted in enthusiasm for or belief in something; excessively or unusually dedicated or devoted
fanatically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fanatical - marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"
passionate - having or expressing strong emotions

fanatical obsessive
Translations
fanatical [fəˈnætɪkəl] ADJfanático
fanatical [fəˈnætɪkəl] adj [person, supporter] → fanatique; [support, following] → inconditionnel(le); [hatred] → farouche
to be fanatical about sth [+ hobby, sport] → être un(e) inconditionnel(le) de qch
He is fanatical about his anonymity → Il préserve jalousement son anonymat.
fanatical
adjfanatisch; he is fanatical about it/themes geht/sie gehen ihm über alles; I’m fanatical about fitnessich bin ein Fitnessfanatiker; there was a fanatical gleam in her eyeihre Augen glänzten fanatisch


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And though thou wert of the race of the hot-tempered, or of the voluptuous, or of the fanatical, or the vindictive;
All this portion of Bundelcund, which is little frequented by travellers, is inhabited by a fanatical population, hardened in the most horrible practices of the Hindoo faith.
It seizes with avidity upon any incidents, surprising or mysterious, in the career of those who have at all distinguished themselves from their fellows, and invents a legend to which it then attaches a fanatical belief.
 
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