zealot

Noun
Synonyms: Zealotpartisandrumbeater

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. 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 RomansSynonyms: Zealot
  2. a fervent and even militant proponent of somethingSynonyms: partisandrumbeater
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Zealot \Zeal"ot\, n. [F. z['e]lote, L. zelotes, Gr. ?. See Zeal.] One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan. [1913 Webster]

Zealots for the one [tradition] were in hostile array against zealots for the other. --Sir J. Stephen. [1913 Webster]

In Ayrshire, Clydesdale, Nithisdale, Annandale, every parish was visited by these turbulent zealots. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

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