fanatic (noun)

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• fanatic — ► NOUN 1) a person filled with excessive zeal, especially for an extreme political or religious cause. 2) informal a person with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ filled with or expressing excessive zeal. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

• fanatic — or fanatical adjective Etymology: Latin fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, from fanum temple more at feast Date: 1550 marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion < they re fanatic about politics > • fanatic noun •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fanatic — noun 1 (informal) person who is enthusiastic about sth ADJECTIVE ▪ baseball, cricket, football, sports, etc. ▪ He s a real football fanatic. ▪ fitness …   Collocations dictionary

• fanatic — noun 1) a religious fanatic Syn: zealot, extremist, militant, dogmatist, devotee, adherent; sectarian, bigot, partisan, radical, diehard; informal maniac See note at zealot 2) informal …   Thesaurus of popular words

• fanatic — noun (C) 1 someone who has extreme political or religious ideas and is often dangerous: fanatics who represent a real danger to democracy 2 someone who likes a particular thing or activity very much: a health food fanatic fanatical adjective… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fanatic — noun Syn: extremist, militant, dogmatist, bigot, zealot, radical, diehard; informal maniac …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• fanatic — fa|nat|ic1 [ fə nætık ] noun count 1. ) someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way: attacks by religious fanatics 2. ) someone who likes a sport or activity very much: a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fanatic — I UK [fəˈnætɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms fanatic : singular fanatic plural fanatics 1) someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way attacks by religious fanatics 2) someone… …   English dictionary

• fanatic — [fə natɪk] noun a person filled with excessive zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause. ↘informal a person with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. adjective filled with or expressing excessive zeal. Derivatives… …   English new terms dictionary

• fanatic — /fəˈnætɪk / (say fuh natik) noun 1. a person who is extremely enthusiastic about or devoted to an activity, practice, etc.: a skiing fanatic; a health fanatic. 2. a person with an extreme and unreasoning enthusiasm or zeal, especially in… …  

• fanatic — fan, fanatic, fanatical Fanatic is common as a noun meaning ‘a person having excessive or misguided enthusiasm for something’; as an adjective it has largely given way to fanatical: • He was a fanatical worker, often doing thirteen or fourteen… …   Modern English usage