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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Zealot
    n 1: a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first
         century who fought to the death against the Romans and who
         killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
    2: a fervent and even militant proponent of something [syn:
       partisan, zealot, drumbeater] [ant: nonpartisan,
       nonpartizan]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Zealot \Zeal"ot\, n. [F. z['e]lote, L. zelotes, Gr. ?. See
   Zeal.]
   One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and
   pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially,
   one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one
   absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical
   partisan.
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         Zealots for the one [tradition] were in hostile array
         against zealots for the other.           --Sir J.
                                                  Stephen.
   [1913 Webster]

         In Ayrshire, Clydesdale, Nithisdale, Annandale, every
         parish was visited by these turbulent zealots.
                                                  --Macaulay.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for zealot:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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