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Word: Zealot
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as an epithet of the apostle Simon): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun ‘be zealous’, from zēlos (see zeal)
ˈzɛlət
a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
Short Definition:person who is fanatical and uncompromising
a member of an ancient Jewish sect that aimed at a world Jewish theocracy and resisted the Romans until AD 70.
Short Definition:member of ancient Jewish sect
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