Definitions for Zealot

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Zealot zeal·ot

Spelling: [zel-uh t]

IPA: /ˈzɛl ət/

Zealot is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in Zealot (aelotz).

Definitions for Zealot

noun

1. a person who shows zeal.
2. an excessively zealous person; fanatic.
3. (initial capital letter) a member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent from a.d. 69 to 81, advocating the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisting the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to heathenize the Jews.

Origin of Zealot

1530-40; earlier zelote Late Latin zēlōtēs Greek zēlṓtēs, equivalent to zēlō- (variant stem of zēloûn to be zealous; see zeal) + -tēs agent suffix

Examples for Zealot

The old man's voice was again the rapt and fiery utterance of the zealot.

But the zealot Solomon Petit met with unexpected opposition.

Kirsten Powers talks to the author of 'zealot' about the double standard.

But thrice woe to the artisan who makes himself the zealot of the Dogma!

The more confident right-wing Republicans become, the more likely they will nominate a Palin-like zealot in 2012.

I observed the trial of a zealot who had been burned for heresy.

For me,” said Pacino, “it was always the opportunity just to be able to explore the whole idea of a zealot.

Clad in black, Al Pacino tells Gina Piccalo he loved playing Jack Kevorkian because he was a "zealot."

I was sure the owner committed the cardinal sin of improperly storing his wine, and I smote him with all the fervor of a zealot.

He realized that Strom was a zealot, and he knew he would not hesitate to kill.