zealot
a person who is fanatical about something
TRANSLATION
zealot = der Eiferer, der Fanatiker zealous = eifrig zealotry = der Zelotismus, der Fanatismus --- GOOGLE INDEX zealot: approximately 4,600,000 Google hits
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Afghanistan's former Justice Minister is a religious ZEALOT known for ruthlessly implementing the Taleban's strict laws…
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In the process, the architect with a ZEALOT’s determination started a housing revolution, popularizing design and convincing a growing number of builders to adopt her smaller-is-better strategies.
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In the process, the architect with a ZEALOT’s determination started a housing revolution, popularizing design and convincing a growing number of builders to adopt her smaller-is-better strategies.
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zealot
noun
- a person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too
zealous
adjective
- enthusiastic and eager
zeal
noun
- great enthusiasm or eagerness
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
zealotry
- excessive zeal, fanaticism
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
Zealot comes from the Greek "zelotes," a zealous admirer or follower. The term Zealot, in Hebrew kanai, means one who is zealous on behalf of God.
The Zealots were a 1st century Jewish political movement that formed under the rule of Herod the Great, a Judaic king. The Zealots were famous for their strong convictions and their resistance to Roman rule, which they sought to eliminate. They opposed the Romans due to Rome's intolerance of their culture and on the grounds that Israel belonged only to a Jewish king descended from King David.
In A.D. 6, when Jerusalem was completely under Roman rule, authorities dictated that a census be taken to calculate how much to tax Jewish people. As a result, the Zealots called for a rebellion. One extremist group of Zealots called Sicarri (dagger men) used terrorist tactics to kill and assassinate Romans and Jews who favoured Roman authority.
In the Talmud, a central text of Judaism, the Zealots are also called the Biryonim, meaning "boorish" or "wild." They are criticised for their aggression, their unwillingness to compromise to save the survivors of besieged Jerusalem, and their blind militarism. They are further blamed for having contributed to the demise of Jerusalem and the second Jewish Temple.
(sources: JewishEncycolepida.com, Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
activist, diehard, extremist, fanatic, fiend, maniac, militant, nut, radical, ultra, young Turk*
*This refers to a coalition of groups called the Young Turks, who worked together to reform the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Trust him to meet the deadline, he is a real zealot when it comes to completing projects on time."
noun
- a person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too
zealous
adjective
- enthusiastic and eager
zeal
noun
- great enthusiasm or eagerness
(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
zealotry
- excessive zeal, fanaticism
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
Zealot comes from the Greek "zelotes," a zealous admirer or follower. The term Zealot, in Hebrew kanai, means one who is zealous on behalf of God.
The Zealots were a 1st century Jewish political movement that formed under the rule of Herod the Great, a Judaic king. The Zealots were famous for their strong convictions and their resistance to Roman rule, which they sought to eliminate. They opposed the Romans due to Rome's intolerance of their culture and on the grounds that Israel belonged only to a Jewish king descended from King David.
In A.D. 6, when Jerusalem was completely under Roman rule, authorities dictated that a census be taken to calculate how much to tax Jewish people. As a result, the Zealots called for a rebellion. One extremist group of Zealots called Sicarri (dagger men) used terrorist tactics to kill and assassinate Romans and Jews who favoured Roman authority.
In the Talmud, a central text of Judaism, the Zealots are also called the Biryonim, meaning "boorish" or "wild." They are criticised for their aggression, their unwillingness to compromise to save the survivors of besieged Jerusalem, and their blind militarism. They are further blamed for having contributed to the demise of Jerusalem and the second Jewish Temple.
(sources: JewishEncycolepida.com, Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
activist, diehard, extremist, fanatic, fiend, maniac, militant, nut, radical, ultra, young Turk*
*This refers to a coalition of groups called the Young Turks, who worked together to reform the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"Trust him to meet the deadline, he is a real zealot when it comes to completing projects on time."
