Fanatic Definition

fə-nătĭk
fanatics
noun
fanatics
A person whose extreme zeal, piety, etc. goes beyond what is reasonable; zealot.
Webster's New World
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adjective
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Other Word Forms of Fanatic

Noun

Singular:
fanatic
Plural:
fanatics

Origin of Fanatic

  • First attested in 1525. From Latin fānāticus (“of a temple, divinely inspired, frenzied”), from fānum (“temple”). Influenced by French fanatique.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin fānāticus inspired by orgiastic rites, pertaining to a temple from fānum temple dhēs- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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