ALL meanings of zealot
zeal·ot
Z z - noun zealot fanatic 1
- noun zealot a person who shows zeal. 1
- noun zealot an excessively zealous person; fanatic. 1
- noun zealot (initial capital letter) a member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent from a.d. 69 to 81, advocating the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisting the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to heathenize the Jews. 1
- noun zealot A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. 1
- countable noun zealot If you describe someone as a zealot, you think that their views and actions are very extreme, especially in following a particular political or religious belief. 0
- noun zealot an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one 0
- noun zealot any of the members of an extreme Jewish sect or political party that resisted all aspects of Roman rule in Palestine in the 1st century ad 0
- noun zealot a person who is zealous, esp. to an extreme degree; fanatic 0
- noun zealot among the ancient Jews, a member of a radical political and religious sect that openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine 0
- noun zealot One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic. 0
- noun zealot (historical) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews. 0
- noun zealot (historical) A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350. 0