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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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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fanatical | Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause. |
| fiendnoun | A very evil person. |
| passionateverb | Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both. |
| overzealous | Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent. |
| rabidnoun | (by extension) Furious; raging; extremely violent. |
| addictsnoun | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug. |
| burnersnoun | An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking. |
| enthusiastsnoun | A 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. |
| fansnoun | A 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. |
| followersnoun | a group of followers or enthusiasts |
| maniacsnoun | (figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession. |
| zealotsnoun | a 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. |
| fanaticismnoun | The 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. |
| believersnoun | The 23rd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. |
| lunaticsnoun | An insane person. |
| zealotismnoun | The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry. |
| zealotrynoun | Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism. |
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