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Definitions for Zealot
[1] a person who shows zeal.
[2] an excessively zealous person; fanatic.
[3] (initial capital letter ) a member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent from a.d. 69 to 81, advocating the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisting the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to heathenize the Jews.
[4] an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
[5] any of the members of an extreme Jewish sect or political party that resisted all aspects of Roman rule in Palestine in the 1st century ad
Words related to Zealot
militant, fanatic, radical, nut, maniac, extremist, diehard, activist, fiend, ultra
Words nearby Zealot
zcc, ze, zea, zeal, zealand, zealot, zealotry, zealous, zeami, zeatin, zebec
Origin of Zealot
1530–40; earlier zelote < Late Latin zēlōtēs < Greek zēlṓtēs, equivalent to zēlō- (variant stem of zēloûn to be zealous; see zeal) + -tēs agent suffix
Other words from Zealot
un·der·zeal·ot , noun
Word origin for Zealot
C16: from Late Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek, from zēloun to be zealous, from zēlos zeal
Synonyms for Zealot
activist, diehard, extremist, fanatic, maniac, militant, nut, radical, fiend, ultra, young Turk