Zealot definition
An example of a zealot is an extremely religious person.
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Noun
Origin of zealot
- Middle English zelote from Latin zēlōtēs from Greek from zēlos zeal
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- First coined in English in 1638, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zÄ“lōtÄ“s, “emulator, zealous admirer, follower"), from ζῆλος (zÄ“los, “zeal, jealousy"), from ζηλόω (zÄ“loō, “to emulate, to be jealous").
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