zealot
/ˈzelət/noun
1- a 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。
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Zealot
historical 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)。
派生词
zealotry
noun词源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense "member of an ancient Jewish sect"): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun 'be jealous', from zēlos (see ZEAL).