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zealot

[zel-uht] / ˈzɛl ət /
NOUN
enthusiast
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He was an anti-authority zealot, made recently rich, with an axe to grind.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

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 • May 13, 2025

If you were trying to turn a lay fan into a Caitlin Clark zealot, I don’t know that Saturday’s game would have been the first one you showed them.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

Cleveland was a boyhood bluegrass zealot, not a prodigy.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Blanche, on the other hand, glowed with the certainty of a zealot.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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