Zelot

See also: zelot

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs). See zealot.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: Ze‧lot
• IPA^(key): /tseˈloːt/, [tseˈloːtʰ]
• Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Zelot m (genitive Zeloten, plural Zeloten, feminine Zelotin)

1. zealot (male or of unspecified sex) (zealous person)
2. zealot (member of the Zealot movement in Judea)

Further reading

• “Zelot” in Duden online