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- fa·nat·i·cism fə-'nat-ə-.siz-əm n fanatic outlook or behavior esp. as exhibited by excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions on some subject
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Fanaticism — is an emotion of being filled with excessive, uncritical zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause or in some cases sports, or with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. Philosopher George Santayana defines… … Wikipedia
Fanaticism — Fa*nat i*cism, n. [Cf. {Fanatism}.] Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion, politics or ideology; religious frenzy. Syn: See {Superstition}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fanaticism — index ardor, compulsion (obsession), obsession, passion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fanaticism — 1650s, from FANATIC (Cf. fanatic) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
fanaticism — [n] overenthusiasm abandonment, arbitrariness, bias, bigotry, contumacy, dedication, devotion, dogma, enthusiasm, extremism, faction, frenzy, hatred, illiberality, immoderation, incorrigibility, infatuation, injustice, intolerance, madness,… … New thesaurus
fanaticism — [fə nat′ə siz΄əm] n. excessive and unreasonable zeal … English World dictionary
fanaticism — [[t]fənæ̱tɪsɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Fanaticism is fanatical behaviour or the quality of being fanatical. ...a protest against intolerance and religious fanaticism. Syn: extremism … English dictionary
fanaticism — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. zeal, zealotry, extremism, militancy, dogmatism, bigotry, intolerance, obsession, prejudice, superstition, narrow mindedness, monomania, injustice, obstinacy, stubbornness, bias, unreasonableness, unreasoning zeal,… … English dictionary for students
fanaticism — fa|nat|i|cis|m [fəˈnætısızəm] n [U] extreme political or religious beliefs used to show disapproval = ↑extremism ▪ The bombing symbolizes the worst of religious fanaticism … Dictionary of contemporary English
fanaticism — fanatizmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Aistringas, aklas atsidavimas savo įsitikinimams; beatodairiškas tikėjimas kurio nors reikalo, idėjos teisingumu. Fanatizmas susijęs su nepakantumu svetimoms pažiūroms ir siekiams.… … Sporto terminų žodynas
fanaticism — fanatic ► NOUN 1) a person filled with excessive zeal, especially for an extreme political or religious cause. 2) informal a person with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ filled with or expressing excessive zeal.… … English terms dictionary
