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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfanatisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fa.na.tism/
"Le fanatisme est l'ennemi de la liberté de pensée."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being fanatical; excessive, uncritical enthusiasm, especially in political or religious matters.
"History shows how quickly political disagreement can escalate into dangerous fanaticism." - 2
A state of frenzied zeal or devotion toward a particular cause, ideology, or activity.
"The stadium was filled with a sporting fanaticism that bordered on obsession."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'fanatisme' and modern Latin 'fanaticus', ultimately stemming from the Latin 'fanum' meaning 'temple'. Originally denoting inspired or frenzied temple priests, the term evolved in the 17th and 18th centuries to describe excessive, uncritical zeal, particularly in religious and political contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fanaticism" is said worldwide
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fanatisme
Transliteration: /fa.na.tism/
"Le fanatisme est l'ennemi de la liberté de pensée."
Fanatismus
Transliteration: /fanaˈtɪsmʊs/
"Religiöser Fanatismus führt oft zu Konflikten."
fanatismo
Transliteration: /fanaˈtizmo/
"Il fanatismo cieco impedisce il dialogo costruttivo."
fanatismo
Transliteration: /fanaˈtismo/
"El fanatismo político destruye la convivencia pacífica."
fanatismo
Transliteration: /fanaˈtizmu/
"O fanatismo cego cega as pessoas para a verdade."
कट्टरता
Transliteration: kattartā
"समाज की प्रगति के लिए कट्टरता को त्यागना आवश्यक है।"
狂热
Transliteration: kuángrè
"盲目的狂热往往会带来灾难性的后果。"
광신
Transliteration: gwangsin
"종교적 광신은 종종 사회적 갈등을 유발한다."
狂信
Transliteration: kyōshin
"歴史上、狂信が多くの悲劇を生み出した。"
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