Definitions
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Word origin
Initially only found as Middle English zelote, an epithet of Simon the Zealot, acquiring its current senses in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Middle English derives from Latin zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs, “emulator, zealous admirer, follower”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”), from ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”).
Used in a sentence
“For Modes of Faith let graceleſs zealots fight; / His can't be wrong whoſe life is in the right:”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Fanatic”6 letters
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