fanaticism
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She considered that the Majorcans had been brutalized and fanaticized, thanks to their influence.
From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Hallard, Alys
They either fanaticized the mob against him, or accused him before the Roman authorities of introducing a new religion or disturbing the peace or proclaiming a king who would be a rival to Caesar.
From The Life of St. Paul by Stalker, James
"All my hopes will be shattered if our troops, fanaticized by this girl, should gain but one victory in a single encounter with the English," cried the Bishop of Chartres.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne
He accordingly got together a band of stout-hearted fellows whom he fanaticized, disciplined, and transformed into the nucleus of a strong army to which brigands, outlaws, and malcontents of every social layer afterward flocked.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph
Vocabulary lists containing fanaticism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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