fanatic
[ fuh-nat-ik ]
/ fəˈnæt ɪk /
noun
a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
adjective
Origin of fanatic
SYNONYMS FOR fanatic
1
enthusiast,
zealot,
bigot,
hothead,
militant.
Fanatic,
zealot,
militant,
devotee refer to persons showing more than ordinary support for, adherence to, or interest in a cause, point of view, or activity.
Fanatic and
zealot both suggest excessive or overweening devotion to a cause or belief.
Fanatic further implies unbalanced or obsessive behavior:
a wild-eyed fanatic.
Zealot, only slightly less unfavorable in implication than
fanatic, implies single-minded partisanship:
a tireless zealot for tax reform.
Militant stresses vigorous, aggressive support for or opposition to a plan or ideal and suggests a combative stance.
Devotee is a milder term than any of the foregoing, suggesting enthusiasm but not to the exclusion of other interests or possible points of view:
a jazz devotee.
OTHER WORDS FROM fanatic
non·fa·nat·ic, noun, adjectiveWords nearby fanatic
fan-tan,
fana,
fana test,
fanagalo,
fanakalo,
fanatic,
fanatical,
fanaticism,
fanaticize,
fanback,
fanbase
Example sentences from the Web for fanatic
British Dictionary definitions for fanatic
fanatic
/ (fəˈnætɪk) /
noun
a person whose enthusiasm or zeal for something is extreme or beyond normal limits
informal
a person devoted to a particular hobby or pastime; fan
a jazz fanatic
adjective
a variant of fanatical
Word Origin for fanatic
C16: from Latin
fānāticus belonging to a temple, hence, inspired by a god, frenzied, from
fānum temple