Fanatic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause.
  • adj. Fanatical.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Fanatical.
  • adj. Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, over-zealous.
  • n. A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects
  • n. A person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as fanatical.
  • n. A person affected by zeal or enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one given to wild and extravagant notions of religion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
  • n. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
  • Equivalent
    passionate   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    partisan    partizan    enthusiast   
    Cross Reference
    fan    crank   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ultra    unreasonable    enthusiast    bigot    zealot    visionary    sectarian   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adriatic    Asiatic    Attic    Charismatic    Democratic    Hanseatic    Hippocratic    Socratic    acrobatic    adriatic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    enthusiast    madman    hypocrite    adventurer    fool    tyrant    fanatical    patriot    idiot    rebel