n. 1 an uncompromising or extreme partisan; a fanatic. 2 (Zealot) hist. a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70. zealotry n.
[ eccl.L zelotes f. Gk zelotes (as ZEAL) ]
ZEALOT
Meaning of ZEALOT in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012