fanatic
See also: fanàtic
English
WOTD – 3 February 2008
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Sports 'fans' or fanatics
Alternative forms
- fanatick (obsolete)
Etymology
First attested in 1525. From Latin fānāticus (“of a temple, divinely inspired, frenzied”), from fānum (“temple”). Influenced by French fanatique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fəˈnæt.ɪk/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ætɪk
Adjective
fanatic (comparative more fanatic, superlative most fanatic)
- Fanatical.
- T. Moore
- But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast / To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
- T. Moore
- (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
Translations
fanatical
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showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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Noun
fanatic (plural fanatics)
- A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.
Translations
one who is zealously enthusiastic
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Quotations
- A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. —Winston Churchill (attributed)
- A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim. —George Santayana
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