Definitions for zealot
ˈzɛl ətzealot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zealotnoun

   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. partisan, zealot, drumbeaternoun

   a fervent and even militant proponent of something

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. zealotnoun

   one who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic

2. zealotnoun

   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.

3. zealotnoun

   a member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.

4. Etymology: First coined in English in 1638, from ζηλωτής, from ζήλος, from ζηλόω.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zealotnoun

   One passionately ardent in any cause. Generally used in dispraise.

   Etymology: zeloteur, French; ζηλωτης.

   The fury of zealots, intestine bitterness and division were the greatest occasion of the last fatal destruction of Jerusalem. Charles I .

   Are not those men too often the greatest zealots who are most notoriously ignorant? true zeal should always begin with true knowledge, and thence proceed to an unwearied passion, for what it once knows to be worthy of such passion. Thomas Sprat.

   No wonder that so many of these deluded zealots have been engaged in a cause which they at first abhorred, and have wished or acted for the success of an enterprize, that might have ended in the extirpation of the protestant religion. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zealot

   The Zealots were a political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism which sought to incite the people of Judea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–70). Zealotry was the term used by Josephus for a "fourth sect" or "fourth Jewish philosophy" during this period.

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1. zealot

   A zealot is a person who is fanatically and uncompromisingly passionate about a belief, cause, or ideal, often in religion or politics. They demonstrate great enthusiasm and fervor, and are often willing to take extreme actions in support of their views.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Zealotnoun

   one who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan

2. Etymology: [F. zlote, L. zelotes, Gr. . See Zeal.]

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1. Zealot

   Zealot is a comic book character from DC Comics/Wildstorm.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ZEALOT

   One who loves morality so well he will commit crime to maintain it.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zealotnoun

   Great energy or enthusiasm overtime occupying therapy. 1.) A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. A member of an ancient Jew sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans pantheon.

   Our Zealot Christ was crucified with Saint Dismass in 33-34 AD.

   Etymology: Executive of the Messiah

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on January 27, 2024  

Matched Categories

1. • Jew
   • Advocate

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Anagrams for zealot »

1. Laotze

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of zealot in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of zealot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of zealot in a Sentence

1. David Rubincam:

   David Rubincam remains certain about the radical motivation of the then-imam from Mohamed Ibrahim. David Rubincam’s an extremist religious zealot of the worst kind … David Rubincam went to the University of al-Madinah in Saudi Arabia. David Rubincam was educated as an Islamic religious scholar. mohamed Ibrahim was over here to raise money through the Hawala system of -- of money transfer to fund them overseas and to recruit people to their cause to actually go back to Somalia to take up arms or go into Ethiopia and take up arms.

2. Lisa Ellis:

   If consumers really like that, then you could see [ interest from ] a broader swath of consumers who aren't already zealot Apple Pay users.

3. Donald Trump:

   Joe Biden campaigned for president as a moderate, but on virtually every issue he has governed like a woke left-wing zealot, by opposing Biden’s multi-trillion dollar socialist boondoggle, Manchin is governing like the sane moderate Democrat that Biden pretended to be on the campaign trail.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=zealot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zealot
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=zealot
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealot
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zealot
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=zealot
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=zealot
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=zealot