zealot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzɛlət/ (plural /ˈzɛləts/)

[edit] Etymology

First coined 1638, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (“‘emulator, zealous admirer, follower’”) < ζήλος (“‘zeal, jealousy’”) < ζηλόω (“‘to emulate, to be jealous’”).

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zealot (plural zealots)

1. one who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic
2. a member of the Zealot movement

[edit] Quotations

• 1733: For modes of faith, let graceless zealots fight; / His can't be wrong whose life is in the right — Alexander Pope, Essay on Man, Epistle III, 1733

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