Meaning Of The Word Zealot

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Zealot? Find Zealot meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Zealot Meaning

Zealot Definition
Zealot Definition

What's The Definition Of Zealot?

zealot
countable noun: 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.

zealot in American English
a person who is zealous, esp. to an extreme degree; fanatic
noun: a person who shows zeal

zealot in British English
noun: an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
noun: 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

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Play merry hell with something ‐ to have a bad effect on something or to cause…
  • Lotto ‐ a game resembling bingo; noun: a children's game…
  • Exarate ‐ adjective: (of the pupa of such insects as ants…
  • Sermon on the Mount ‐ the sermon delivered by Jesus to his disciples:…
  • Tibouchina ‐ noun: a member of the genus Tibouchina, which…
  • Rocket scientist ‐ a scientist specializing in rocketry; countable…
  • Flying bridge ‐ a small, often open structure over the main bridge…
  • Longyearbyen ‐ noun: a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative…
  • Empassioned ‐ adjective; adjective:…
  • Sympathy ‐ sameness of feeling; affinity between persons…