zealot

Example Sentences

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Instead of more threats from zealots and incendiary statements from members of the Desmond family, it needs some healing, some understanding and some class.

From BBC

On top of that list was Aunt Lydia, the ruthless zealot in charge of the handmaids, played so powerfully by Ann Dowd.

From Los Angeles Times

Although a few zealots took issue with Dever’s selection, she lends the right proportion of jaggedness and focus to a complicated figure that needs to sustain our interest for the long term.

From Salon

Its activists have been derided as attention-seeking zealots and vandals and it is loathed by many for its disruptive direct action tactics.

From BBC

"He is not a religious zealot. He happens to be a smart guy."

From BBC