/
ˈzɛlət/
n.
- a fanatical and uncompromising follower of a religion or policy.
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(Zealot)
a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until ad 70.
Derivative
Etymology
C16: via eccles. L. from Gk zēlōtēs, from zēloun ‘be jealous’, from zēlos (see zeal).