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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zelota
"Quel fanatico zelota non ascolta nessun consiglio."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals.
"The political zealot refused to compromise on a single policy point."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēlos 'emulation, zeal'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "zealot" is said worldwide
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zélote
Transliteration: zélote
"Il est devenu un véritable zélote de cette cause."
Eiferer
Transliteration: Eiferer
"Der religiöse Eiferer lehnte jede Diskussion ab."
zelota
Transliteration: zelota
"Quel fanatico zelota non ascolta nessun consiglio."
zelote
Transliteration: zelote
"Los zelotes defendían sus ideas sin aceptar concesiones."
zelota
Transliteration: zelota
"Ele agia como um verdadeiro zelota político."
कट्टरपंथी
Transliteration: kattarpanthi
"वह अपने विचारों को लेकर एक कट्टरपंथी है।"
狂热者
Transliteration: kuángrèzhě
"他是一个宗教狂热者。"
광신자
Transliteration: gwangsinja
"그는 정치적 광신자처럼 행동했다."
狂信者
Transliteration: kyōshinja
"彼はそのイデオロギーの狂信者だった。"
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