zealot

//ˈzɛl.ət//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Noun

zealotSingular
zealotsPlural
1

A person who is fanatically and uncompromisingly devoted to a cause, religion, or ideology, often to an extreme degree.

The political zealot refused to consider any opposing viewpoints.

2

(historical) A member of an ancient Jewish sect that fiercely resisted Roman rule in Palestine during the 1st century AD.

The Zealots played a significant role in the Jewish revolt against Rome in 66 AD.

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