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zealotry
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Word definitions for zealotry in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"excessive or undue zeal, fanaticism," 1650s, from zealot + -ry .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Something characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. excessive intolerance of opposing views [syn: fanaticism ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zealotry \Zeal"ot*ry\, n. The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause. Enthusiasm, visionariness, seems the tendency of the German; zeal, zealotry, of the English; fanaticism, of the French. --Coleridge.
Usage examples of zealotry.
Take the girl out of here so we can begin our negotiations, or match your zealotry against mine.
The zealotry that smoldered in his eyes has faded, and his mouth takes on a cynical twist.
In the Middle Ages, at a time of religious zealotry which produced a good deal of vandalism, it was thought to be a statue of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, and as such it escaped the melting pot.
Ruth quoted, endeavouring to quench the fire of zealotry with a dash of holy waterbut to no avail.
He was not about to alienate sixteen Indian kingdoms because of the religious zealotry of his ambassador.
With so many possibilities for enlightenment, Erasmus had to set priorities, especially now that Omnius had instructed him to focus on the phenomenon of religious zealotry, an apparent form of madness.
He was not about to alienate sixteen Indian kingdoms because of the religious zealotry of his ambassador.