a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
adjective
fanatical.
Origin of fanatic
First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin fānāticus “pertaining to a temple, inspired by a divinity, frantic,” equivalent to fānum “temple” + -āticus, equivalent to -āt(us) -ate1 + -icus -ic
SYNONYMS FOR fanatic
1 enthusiast, zealot, bigot, hothead, militant.
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synonym study for fanatic
1. 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.
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This also adds as well as goes to show just how fanatic people can be at times when a trend hits them.
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The tech giant announced some important new additions to its now veteran devices, and in general those additions may make many consumers take notice, particularly ones who are health fanatics.
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Then earlier this month, Nintendo gave video game fanatics some hope by saying its supply chain problems were nearly fixed.
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After reading Ever Yours, if nothing else, one can start to understand how such a fanatic mind could produce such fanatic art.
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His tone as captured by the video he then posted on Facebook is not manifestly that of some a fanatic or a psychopath.
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But a Banksy fanatic allegedly captured the artist in the act earlier today on the streets of New York City.
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They crave the spectacular drama of innocent death, and their evil calls to mind names like madman, maniac, fanatic, and monster.
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He is now one of the proud multitude the NRA labels a “fanatic.”
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Anthony repeated, with a fanatic force that caused Johnson Boller to snort disgustedly and throw up his hands.
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Yet none but an enthusiast or fanatic could condemn it as iniquitous.
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He was considered by people as a fanatic because he was making money in the whisky business, and sold out rather than continue it.
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Above all, I must let no Christian say that the philosopher dared less than the fanatic.
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This was assisted by the fact that they made common cause with their conquerors against the fanatic Almoravides and Almohades.
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British Dictionary definitions for fanatic
fanatic
/ (fəˈnætɪk) /
noun
a person whose enthusiasm or zeal for something is extreme or beyond normal limits
informala person devoted to a particular hobby or pastime; fana 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