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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEifern
Native Script:Eiferei
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aifern
"Religiöse Eiferei kann zu Konflikten führen."
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Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of a religious, political, or other ideal.
"The country's political stability was threatened by rising religious zealotry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'zealot', from Late Latin zēlōtēs, from Greek zēlōtēs 'emulator, zealous follower', from zēlos 'zeal'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Zealotry" is said worldwide
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zélotisme
Transliteration: zelotizm
"Le zélotisme politique nuit au dialogue constructif."
Eifern
Transliteration: aifern
Script: Eiferei
"Religiöse Eiferei kann zu Konflikten führen."
zelotismo
Transliteration: zelotismo
"Il fanatismo e lo zelotismo non portano mai alla pace."
celotismo
Transliteration: celotismo
"El celotismo político destruye los acuerdos democráticos."
zelotismo
Transliteration: zelotismo
"O zelotismo religioso impede a tolerância."
कट्टरता
Transliteration: kattartā
"राजनीतिक कट्टरता समाज को विभाजित करती है।"
狂热行为
Transliteration: kuángrè xíngwéi
Script: 狂热主义
"盲目的狂热主义危害了和平。"
광신
Transliteration: gwangsin
"정치적 광신은 사회를 분열시킨다."
狂信
Transliteration: kyoushin
"歴史において狂信は多くの悲劇を生んだ。"
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