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Zealot
01
a person who is fanatically committed to a cause, ideology, or belief, often with uncompromising intensity and willingness to act aggressively in its defense
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
animate
Plural form
zealots
Examples
The environmental zealot chained himself to the pipeline in protest.
02
a radical anti-Roman Jewish nationalist from the first century CE, known for violent resistance and religious extremism during Roman occupation of Judea
Examples
The Zealots led the revolt against Roman rule in 66 CE.
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