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单词 zealot
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Definition of zealot in English:

zealot

nounˈzɛlətˈzɛlət
  • 1A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

    (宗教,政治,其他方面的)狂热分子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The religious zealots see rai music as the apotheosis of a secular culture they consider lewd and impious.
    • How did the respective religions allow such zealots to gain such followings?
    • There will never be a time for reason when religious zealots believe they have control of this country.
    • People said he didn't support faith, an interesting claim since Democrats labeled him a religious zealot.
    • Do religious zealots regularly cry ‘scum’ when they pass him by on the street?
    • The conversation was taking on the kind of circularity I've experienced in arguments with religious zealots.
    • Creationism often conjures visions of religious zealots who believe the book of Genesis verbatim.
    • Reams of unsolicited e-mail are generated daily by religious zealots.
    • He says there have always been religious zealots, but modern technology has given them a lethal capacity.
    • Indeed through history there have been religious wars where zealots have perpetrated atrocities in the name of their religion.
    • The Religious zealot vehemently opposes curiosity or concern for anyone outside their circle.
    • Both appear to agree that religious zealots should be regarded as the authentic voice of their faith.
    • I can't get the image of Glen and several religious zealots on the tire swing out of my mind.
    • Does anybody else see the logic error in stating that religious zealots wanted to create a secular nation?
    • The Mater zealots have created an ideal opportunity for change.
    • The level of delusion here eclipses that of the most fanatical of religious zealots.
    • The only people who cite the Columbia study are kooks and religious zealots.
    • No nation has freedom when it is run by religious zealots.
    • When he talks about the case, he sounds less like a zealous advocate than a political zealot.
    • The partisan crowd was waiting silently in anticipation as religious zealots would for a messiah.
    Synonyms
    fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical, Young Turk, diehard, activist, militant
    bigot, dogmatist, sectarian, partisan
    informal fiend, maniac, ultra, nut
    1. 1.1historical A member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70.
      〈史〉奋锐党人(奋锐党系旨在建立世界犹太人神权政治国家并反抗罗马统治直至公元70年的古犹太教派)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Jewish Zealots at Massada committed suicide rather than be defeated and taken into slavery by the Romans.
      • One can think of the 1st century situation in Palestine where Jewish Zealots would publicly slit the throats of Romans and their collaborators.
      • His friend Judas urges him to join the cause of the Zealots, rebels against Roman occupation.
      • After Herod's death in 4 BC, Masada was captured by the Romans, but in ad 66 Jewish Zealots took it by surprise and occupied it.
      • The Zealots were leading members of the revolt against Rome in 66-70 AD and at Masada they committed suicide rather than surrender to the Roman Tenth Legion.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'member of an ancient Jewish sect'): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun 'be jealous', from zēlos (see zeal).

Rhymes

appellate, Helot, prelate

Definition of zealot in US English:

zealot

nounˈzelətˈzɛlət
  • 1A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.

    (宗教,政治,其他方面的)狂热分子

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do religious zealots regularly cry ‘scum’ when they pass him by on the street?
    • How did the respective religions allow such zealots to gain such followings?
    • The partisan crowd was waiting silently in anticipation as religious zealots would for a messiah.
    • The Mater zealots have created an ideal opportunity for change.
    • Creationism often conjures visions of religious zealots who believe the book of Genesis verbatim.
    • People said he didn't support faith, an interesting claim since Democrats labeled him a religious zealot.
    • Both appear to agree that religious zealots should be regarded as the authentic voice of their faith.
    • When he talks about the case, he sounds less like a zealous advocate than a political zealot.
    • The conversation was taking on the kind of circularity I've experienced in arguments with religious zealots.
    • Reams of unsolicited e-mail are generated daily by religious zealots.
    • Indeed through history there have been religious wars where zealots have perpetrated atrocities in the name of their religion.
    • He says there have always been religious zealots, but modern technology has given them a lethal capacity.
    • There will never be a time for reason when religious zealots believe they have control of this country.
    • The level of delusion here eclipses that of the most fanatical of religious zealots.
    • The only people who cite the Columbia study are kooks and religious zealots.
    • Does anybody else see the logic error in stating that religious zealots wanted to create a secular nation?
    • No nation has freedom when it is run by religious zealots.
    • I can't get the image of Glen and several religious zealots on the tire swing out of my mind.
    • The religious zealots see rai music as the apotheosis of a secular culture they consider lewd and impious.
    • The Religious zealot vehemently opposes curiosity or concern for anyone outside their circle.
    Synonyms
    fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical, young turk, diehard, activist, militant
    1. 1.1historical A member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70.
      〈史〉奋锐党人(奋锐党系旨在建立世界犹太人神权政治国家并反抗罗马统治直至公元70年的古犹太教派)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Jewish Zealots at Massada committed suicide rather than be defeated and taken into slavery by the Romans.
      • After Herod's death in 4 BC, Masada was captured by the Romans, but in ad 66 Jewish Zealots took it by surprise and occupied it.
      • One can think of the 1st century situation in Palestine where Jewish Zealots would publicly slit the throats of Romans and their collaborators.
      • His friend Judas urges him to join the cause of the Zealots, rebels against Roman occupation.
      • The Zealots were leading members of the revolt against Rome in 66-70 AD and at Masada they committed suicide rather than surrender to the Roman Tenth Legion.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘member of an ancient Jewish sect’): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun ‘be jealous’, from zēlos (see zeal).

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