Zealot
[\ ˈze-lət]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Latin/Greek
1.
A fanatic
2.
One who exhibits excessive passion
Examples of Zealot in a sentence
"The campaign rally was full of zealots."
"I admire your enthusiasm, but try not to be a zealot."
About Zealot
Anyone who's been told not to be overzealous will be familiar with this one. Being passionate about something is good, but to be a zealot is often to take that enthusiasm too far.
Did you Know?
The capital-z Zealots were a 1st-century political movement group hoping to have Judea Province expelled from the Holy Land. Like many of the zealots who followed them, they took things a bit too far.
