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zealotry::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fanaticism, fanatism |
| Type of | intolerance |
Examples of zealotry
zealotry
He despised political expediency, but abhorred misplaced idealism and zealotry.
From the guardian.co.uk
As McCarthyism showed, the demons of zealotry, once unleashed, can be devastating.
From the economist.com
And, while his zealotry irritates those around him, he's by no means a bad person.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Such is their passion, cycling enthusiasts can betray the zealotry of a cult.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Ministers are guided by both neoliberal zealotry and personal financial gain.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Occasionally, friends recall, a streak of zealotry marred his surface charm.
From the time.com
That's motivated by an attitude not all different than religious zealotry.
From the economist.com
But Harry had also picked up R.C.'s zealotry, trying to out-libertarian everyone else.
From the ocregister.com
His opposition to abortion and support for school prayer smack of zealotry.
From the time.com
- Fanaticism: excessive intolerance of opposing views
- (zealot) 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
- (zealot) partisan: a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- Zealotry was originally a political movement in the 1st century Second Temple Judaism which sought to incite the people of Iudaea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy land by force of arms, most notably during the Great Jewish Revolt (66-70). ...
- (Zealot (comics)) Zealot, in comics, may refer to: * Zealot (Wildstorm), an Image Comics/DC Comics character closely associated with the Wildcats * Zealot (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
- (Zealot (Marvel Comics)) Zealot (Thomas Philip Moreau) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who possesses the ability of earth-manipulation. He is an enemy of the X-Men's sometime foe Magneto. He appeared in the Magneto Rex miniseries.
- (Zealot (Muslimgauze 10" vinyl)) Zealot is a 10" vinyl album by Muslimgauze. Another album by the same name was released as a double-CD set in 1994. The album comes in a printed clear vinyl sleeve with 2 handmade paper inserts. It is a numbered limited edition of 200. ...
- (Zealot (StarCraft)) Blizzard Entertainment's bestselling real-time strategy game series StarCraft revolves around interstellar affairs in a distant sector of the galaxy, with three species and multiple factions all vying for supremacy in the sector. ...
- Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism
