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zealot

/ˈzelət/noun

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कट्टरपंथी, अंधभक्त, उत्साही

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noun
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    [C] often disapproving

    a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially religion or politics

    कट्टरपंथी, अंधभक्त, उत्साही

    • a religious zealot
    • The zealot refused to listen to any view but his own.
    • He was a fitness zealot who ran ten kilometres every morning.
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    • The party was taken over by a small group of zealots.
    • A zealot for cleanliness, she scrubbed the kitchen every night.

    Synonyms fanatic extremist radical enthusiast bigot

    Opposite moderate sceptic neutral

◇Word family
zeal nounzealous adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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zeal·ot

?Which word?

Keep the extreme words together: zealot, fanatic, extremist, bigot (intolerant of others), radical.

अतिवाद के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: zealot, fanatic, extremist, bigot (दूसरों के प्रति असहिष्णु), radical।

§Grammar and usage

Keep the family together: zeal (great enthusiasm), zealous (very enthusiastic, often in a good way: 'a zealous worker'), zealot (a person who is too enthusiastic, often in a bad way).

परिवार साथ याद रखिए: zeal (बड़ा उत्साह), zealous (बहुत उत्साही, प्रायः अच्छे अर्थ में: 'a zealous worker'), zealot (अत्यधिक उत्साही व्यक्ति, प्रायः बुरे अर्थ में)।