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Fanatics

A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

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    A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

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fanaticalHaving an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.
fiendnounA very evil person.
passionateverbGiven to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
overzealousToo zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
rabidnoun(by extension) Furious; raging; extremely violent.
addictsnounA person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
burnersnounAn element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking.
enthusiastsnounA person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
extremistsnoun(politics) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
fansnounA hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
followersnouna group of followers or enthusiasts
maniacsnoun(figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
zealotsnouna political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism that sought to incite the people of Judaea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the First Jewish–Roman War.
fanaticismnounThe characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
fundamentalistsnoun(Christianity) Originally referred to an adherent of an American Christian movement that began as a response to the rejection of the accuracy of the Bible, the alleged deity of Christ, Christ's atonement for humanity, the virgin birth, and miracles.
extremistnoun(politics) A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.
believersnounThe 23rd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
lunaticsnounAn insane person.
zealotismnounThe character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.
zealotrynounSomething characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.

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