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Definitions for Fanatic

[1] a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
[2] fanatical.
[3] a person whose enthusiasm or zeal for something is extreme or beyond normal limits
[4] informal a person devoted to a particular hobby or pastime; fan a jazz fanatic
[5] a variant of fanatical

Words related to Fanatic

enthusiast, devotee, bigot, freak, maniac, radical, nut, visionary, extremist, zealot, addict, fiend, militant, activist, fool, crazy, demon, crank, bug, monomaniac

Words nearby Fanatic

fan-tan, fana, fana test, fanagalo, fanakalo, fanatic, fanatical, fanaticism, fanaticize, fanback, fanbase

Origin of Fanatic

1515–25; < Latin fānāticus pertaining to a temple, inspired by orgiastic rites, frantic, equivalent to fān(um ) temple + -āticus, equivalent to -āt(us ) -ate1 + -icus -ic

Words that may be confused with Fanatic

fanatic, frantic, frenetic, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry), fanatic, phonetic

Other words from Fanatic

non·fa·nat·ic , noun, adjective

Word origin for Fanatic

C16: from Latin fānāticus belonging to a temple, hence, inspired by a god, frenzied, from fānum temple

Synonyms for Fanatic

activist, addict, bigot, devotee, enthusiast, extremist, fiend, freak, maniac, militant, nut, radical, visionary, zealot, bug, crank, crazy, demon, fool, monomaniac, ultraist