zealot

Converse of object

• become: BUT REMEMBER a converted skeptic often becomes a zealot to the cause.
• crusade: When the crusading zealots have pushed through the measures Iâve mentioned above are they going to rest on their laurels.
• wield: When ordinary parish life is disrupted by agenda wielding zealots - what future the Gospel for this country?

Converse of subject

• do: Far too much damage has been done by zealots fighting in a worldly way while claiming to be doing God's work.
• confront: Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of cigarettes.
• populate: The Soil Association would be Britain's prime example - populated by sincere zealots and right-minded people.

Adjective modifier

• religious: In some cases, like John Brown, religious zealots paved the way for the end to slavery.
• political: There can be no guarantees against attacks from religious or political zealots.
• young: Saddam underestimated the Iranian resistance, typified by young zealots pouring across mine fields to attack Iraqi troops who had occupied their land.

Modifies a noun

'movement: This does not, however, make him a member of a zealot'movement ' or 'party '68.

Noun used with modifier

• helmet: Fighting helmet zealots with reason is not only challenging, arguably it's no longer an option.
• wing: How will all those rabid foaming at the mouth right wing zealots suddenly be able to be pro Euro tho?
• health: Confronted by health zealots out to ban tobacco, Nick goes on a PR offensive, spinning away the dangers of cigarettes.
• anti-tobacco: The anti-tobacco zealots in the UK have been stoking up the hysteria ready for the big push on smoking in public places.
• anti-car: Every week some new law targetted at drivers is dreamed up by the anti-car zealots in government and the civil service.

Preposition: in

work: There is, however, nothing about Saul/Paul as a zealot in that work.

Preposition: of

reformation: In due course, religious zealots of the Reformation caused further damage to Glastonbury.