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zealot
What does zealot mean?
zealot (noun): a fervent and even militant proponent of something.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce zealot?
/ˈzɛlət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does zealot come from?
Initially only found as Middle English zelote, an epithet of Simon the Zealot, acquiring its current senses in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of zealot?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “zealot” mean?
temperament, temperamental makeup or habitual mood
Not quite: that's what disposition means.
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Right! That's what “zealot” means.
information that makes more forcible or convincing
Not quite: that's what reinforcement means.
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
Not quite: that's what maxim means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “zealot”?
elegance
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folklore
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partisan
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defiance
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