Meaning Of The Word Fanatic

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fanatic
If you say that someone is a fanatic, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about a particular activity, sport, or way of life.
countable noun: If you describe someone as a fanatic, you disapprove of them because you consider their behaviour or opinions to be very extreme, for example in the way they support particular religious or political ideas.

fanatic in American English
a person whose extreme zeal, piety, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable; zealot
adjective: fanatical
noun: a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics

fanatic in British English
adjective
noun: a person whose enthusiasm or zeal for something is extreme or beyond normal limits

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