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- pronunciation:
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tihk
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word History
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noun |
| definition: |
one who has excessive and uncritical zeal or devotion to a principle, cause, religion, leader, or the like.
His views are extreme and he has only the support of a few fanatics.She'd become a fanatic about her cause, and no one could argue with her.- synonyms:
- cultist, extremist, maniac, zealot
- similar words:
- devotee, fool, fundamentalist, hound, partisan, rotary, sectarian, ultra
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addict, ascetic, compulsive, doctrinaire |
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adjective |
| definition: |
overly zealous or enthusiastic; fanatical.
The fanatic fans climbed onto the stage and were arrested by police.The radicals displayed a fanatic devotion to their cause.- synonyms:
- crazy, extremist, fanatical, rabid, zealous
- similar words:
- enthusiastic, partisan, ultra
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avid, voracious, zealous |
Fanatic comes from a Latin word that means "temple." In early English, a "fanatic" was a person who was thought to be possessed by a god. Later, the word "fanatic" was used for a person overly enthusiastic about religious matters.
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