Definition of zealot

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zeal·ot    (zlt) KEY  

NOUN:

1. 1. One who is zealous, especially excessively so.
   2. A fanatically committed person.
2. Zealot A member of a Jewish movement of the first century a.d. that fought against Roman rule in Palestine as incompatible with strict monotheism.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English zelote, from Latin zlts, from Greek, from zlos, zeal

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