Zealotry is fanatical devotion that allows no other view. Descend into zealotry.
It is always a criticism, and nobody applies it to themselves. The Zealots were a real party in first-century Judea, and the word has kept their absolutism.
1nounzealotryFanatical devotion that allows no other view.
“What began as principle had hardened into zealotry within a decade.”
zealotry is a devotion.
Middle English
zelote
English
zealot
English, today
zealotry
From zealot + -ry. zealot Initially only found as Middle English zelote, an epithet of [[w:Simon the
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