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Discover LudwigThe word "Zealot" is correct and can be used in written English
It is a noun meaning "a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals." For example, you might say, "The protesters were zealots, refusing to accept any compromise on their beliefs."
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Zealot
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One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic
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Lehmann is not a Maoist zealot about biochar, however.
The reason why Labour needs to cut all links with Blair is because three election wins turned him into something of a megalomaniac, with a sprinkling of the religious zealot thrown in for good measure.
The Republicans' edge is that a substantial minority think the Democrats are what Ramesh Ponnuru, a conservative zealot and author, calls "the party of death", favouring "unrestricted abortion, lethal research on human embryos, and euthanasia".
The potential of drones, for example, for burglary, smuggling, murder, spying and many forms of coercion is surely obvious to the criminal world.Neville Holmes Ballarat, AustraliaControlling the mediaSIR – The soft censorship you described that pressures the media through government advertising and other means in Serbia is not unique to that country ("A zealot in power", March 22nd).
Even John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee in 2008, faces a primary challenge from a bull-necked anti-immigration zealot.
The maps were lovely, but the networks never materialised.In this section The year of living ludicrously Winter wonderlands Microsoft's contradiction The irritating commissioner Flying in formation Compaq goes after Big Blue Derailed ReprintsSince becoming competition commissioner, however, Mr Van Miert seems to have become a free-market zealot; or perhaps he just hates big companies.
Trapnel became a religious zealot, fasting to the point where visions of Daniel appeared to her as frequently as other people drank cups of a fashionable new drink called coffee.In this section Not yet, say the Arabs Hit the road, Jack Hero or bully?
Having spent weeks preparing for a battle with an anti-Bush zealot who went skiing during the Vietnam war, he is now engaged in a toe-to-toe battle with a war hero who voted in favour of invading Iraq.
He is a shrink-the-government zealot: targets for his ire extend to municipal swimming pools (for crowding out the private sector).
The atmosphere inside the whitewashed compound is almost temple-like: Mr Singh brings all the fervour of a religious zealot to his mission.
Five years on, is Europe any less vulnerable?In this section Gambler in a rush Lightening the load A zealot in power Frontal assault Adrift over energy Reprints In the short term at least, the outlook is not too bad.
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