zealot
noun/ˈzelət/
/ˈzelət/
(often disapproving)- a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially religion or politics synonym fanaticTopics War and conflictc2Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘member of an ancient Jewish sect’): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun ‘be jealous’, from zēlos.
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