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Zealot

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Noun

1. zealot

a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

2. drumbeater, partisan, zealot

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zealot

see synonyms of zealot
noun
an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
noun
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Zealot

see synonyms of zealot
noun
1. 
a person who is zealous, esp. to an extreme degree; fanatic
2.  [Z-]
among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Zealot

see synonyms of zealot
n.
1.
a. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
b. A fanatically committed person.
2. Zealot A member of a Jewish movement of the first century AD that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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