zealotry
/ˈzɛlətri
/noun [mass noun]
Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism: right-wing, religious zealotry...
- It illustrates the evil that happens when religious zealotry combines with extreme misogyny.
- Right-wing religious zealotry is actually a throw-back to the intolerance that led to the creation of America in the first place.
- I couldn't resist reading that story in this era of Hitlerian anti-smoking zealotry.
Synonyms
fanaticism, zeal, zealousness, extremism, radicalism, militancy, dogmatism, bigotry, single-mindedness;
vehemence, forcefulness
