[ 'zɛlət ]
■ noun
1》 a fanatical and uncompromising follower of a religion or policy.
2》 ( Zealot ) a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until AD 70.
Derivatives
~ry noun
Origin
C16: via eccles. L. from Gk zēlōtēs , from zēloun 'be jealous', from zēlos (see zeal ).