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fanaticism

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fa·nat·i·cism  (f-nt-szm)
n.
Excessive, irrational zeal.

fanaticism [fəˈnætɪˌsɪzəm]
n
wildly excessive or irrational devotion, dedication, or enthusiasm

fanaticism
an extreme and uncritical zeal or enthusiasm, as in religion or politics. — fanatic, n., adj.fanatical, adj.
See also: Attitudes
the character, spirit, or conduct of a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. — fanatic, n.
See also: Religion
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fanaticism - excessive intolerance of opposing views
intolerance - unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs

fanaticism
noun immoderation, enthusiasm, madness, devotion, dedication, zeal, bigotry, extremism, infatuation, single-mindedness, zealotry, obsessiveness, monomania, overenthusiasm a protest against intolerance and religious fanaticism
Quotations
"Fanaticism is the wisdom of the spirit" [Eva Perón]
"Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim" [George Santayana The Life of Reason]
Translations
fanaticism [fəˈnætɪsɪzəm] Nfanatismo m
fanaticism [fəˈnætɪsɪzəm] n (= extremism) → fanatisme m
religious fanaticism → le fanatisme religieux
fan base fanbase [ˈfænbeɪs] n [sports team] → supporters mpl inconditionnels; [band, actor, singer] → fans mpl inconditionnels
fan belt n [car] → courroie f de ventilateur
fanaticism
nFanatismus m
fanaticism [fəˈnætɪˌsɪzm] nfanatismo
fanaticism [fəˈnætɪˌsɪzm] nfanatismo


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These would, perhaps, have fascinated any boy, but I had such a fanaticism for methodical verse that any variation from the octosyllabic and decasyllabic couplets was painful to me.
There is something so far-fetched and so extravagant in the idea of danger to liberty from the militia, that one is at a loss whether to treat it with gravity or with raillery; whether to consider it as a mere trial of skill, like the paradoxes of rhetoricians; as a disingenuous artifice to instil prejudices at any price; or as the serious offspring of political fanaticism.
The prospect of so frightful an existence drives these poor creatures to the sacrifice much more than love or religious fanaticism.
 
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