zealot

zeal·ot  (zlt)

n.

1.

a. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.

b. A fanatically committed person.

2. Zealot A member of a Jewish movement of the first century a.d. that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.

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[Middle English zelote, from Latin zlts, from Greek, from zlos, zeal.]

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zealot [ˈzɛlət]

n

an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one

[from Late Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek, from zēloun to be zealous, from zēlos zeal]

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Zealot [ˈzɛlət]

n

(Historical Terms) any of the members of an extreme Jewish sect or political party that resisted all aspects of Roman rule in Palestine in the 1st century a.d

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Zealot - a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
	2.	zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of something drumbeater, partisan advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own doctrinaire, dogmatist - a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions

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zealot

noun fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, militant, maniac, fiend (informal), bigot He was forceful but by no means a zealot.

Translations

zealot [ˈzelət] N → fanático/a m/f

zealot [ˈzɛlət] n → fanatique mf

zealot

n → Fanatiker(in) m(f); (religious also) → (Glaubens)eiferer(in) m(f); Zealot (Hist) → Zelot m

zealot [ˈzɛlət] n → zelota m/f