The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fanatism \Fan"a*tism\, n. [Cf. F. fanatisme. Cf. Fanaticism.] Fanaticism. [R.] --Gibbon. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fanatism n 1: excessive intolerance of opposing views [syn: fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry]