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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: zelotes, from Greek zelos; ZEAL

zealot

 noun
     
zeal‧ot [countable]
someone who has extremely strong beliefs, especially religious or political beliefs, and is too eager to make other people share them:
religious zealots
—zealotry noun [uncountable]
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