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Definition of zealot : One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan.

Synonyms:

follower, bug, disciple, cultist, edge, monster, votary, crank, propagandist, lobbyist, animal, maniac, partisan, extremist, love, faddist, brute, bitter-ender, radical, savage, opinionist, belief, red hot, religion, Genghis Khan, beast, dogmatist, militant, partizan, despot, bigot, drumbeater, revolutionary, true believer, revolutionist, concern, sectary, sadist, plugger, psycho, ultra, fighter, politics, ideologue, ogre

aficionado, patron, devotee, fiend, enthusiast, fan, supporter, freak, fancier, nut, addict, buff, connoisseur

fanatic, sectarian, Bible-thumper, fundamentalist, iconoclast, evangelist, sermonizer, faith healer, salvationist, missionary, Puritan, crusader

Usage examples:

• " That is exactly why I think Jesus should openly declare himself king," affirmed the Zealot strongly. - "Men Called Him Master", Elwyn Allen Smith.
• The Zealot caught Jesus' arm. - "Men Called Him Master", Elwyn Allen Smith.
• " Not so," replied the immitigable zealot. - "From-Twice-Told-Tales", Hawthorne, Nathaniel.