ZEALOT


Meaning of ZEALOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈze-lət ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin zelotes, from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēlos

Date: 1537

1. capitalized : a member of a fanatical sect arising in Judea during the first century A.D. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine

2. : a zealous person ; especially : a fanatical partisan

a religious zealot

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