An epithet given to the apostle Simon; = Canaanite, n.1 2.

A devoted or zealous worshipper of a particular god, goddess, saint, or other person. Frequently with of or possessive. Now chiefly historical.

An epithet given to the apostle Simon. (See the etymology section.)

A person considered to exhibit excessive religious fervour; a religious zealot or fanatic. Cf. enthusiast, n. 1b.

a zealot.

A zealot.

In extended use. A zealous person; a zealot. Obsolete.

A person devoted to religion; an excessively religious person, a zealot. Also: a person professionally occupied with religion, as a minister or…

One who is subject to fits of ecstasy (see ecstasy, n. 2 3).

A person who has or goes into raptures; an enthusiast.

A person bound by religious vows; (more generally) a person devoted to a religious life, a religious person.

A person under the influence of religious emotion. Obsolete. rare.

A devout or zealously religious person, a devotee. Also (esp. in later use): a sanctimonious or ostentatiously pious person.

A zealot (see zealot, n.); esp. a person who is excessively, immoderately, or fanatically devoted to a cause or ideal, esp. a religious or…