Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Excessive, irrational zeal, especially in politics or religion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or conduct of a fanatic; inordinate zeal or bigotry; the entertainment of wild and extravagant notions, especially in regard to religion.
- noun Synonyms Credulity, Bigotry, etc. See
superstition .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion, politics or ideology; religious frenzy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The characteristic or practice of being a
fanatic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun excessive intolerance of opposing views
Etymologies
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Examples
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Religions fanaticism is the malady and you are trying to spread it further. bitblt says:
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The fanaticism is unreal, the total disdain for the rest of the country equally so.
First look: the Emperor’s New Health Care Proposal. | RedState 2010
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And for the record not all extremists are Christians and Muslims but religious fanaticism is alive and well and the non-extremists of those two religions seem to be afraid to stand up to them.
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"I'm afraid that fanaticism is like a black plague, it's contagious," Wiesel continued.
Elie Wiesel, David Axelrod Talk Fanaticism, Appear To Reach Agreement On Park51 (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Religious fanaticism is the engine of Skrull imperialism! — but it delivered on little of its early promise.
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Some might scoff but pet fanaticism is a growth industry.
World’s First Matchmaking Service for Pets | Impact Lab 2007
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But the great danger of fanaticism is that it cannot see any other side, addiction allows for no moderation, and something that is meant to bring comfort and joy ends up as the most destructive force designed by mankind.
February 2006 2006
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The trailer portrays in part how American Evangelical Christian fanaticism is mixing religion with militarism and right-wing politics, a brainwashing of American kids that anyone who isn't Christian (and, more likely, anyone who doesn't believe in their type of Christianity) must be defeated.
Archive 2006-09-01 JDsg 2006
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The trailer portrays in part how American Evangelical Christian fanaticism is mixing religion with militarism and right-wing politics, a brainwashing of American kids that anyone who isn't Christian (and, more likely, anyone who doesn't believe in their type of Christianity) must be defeated.
Jesus Camp: American Evangelical Christian Fanaticism JDsg 2006
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Whenever our ethnic or national prejudices are aroused, in times of scarcity, during challenges to national self-esteem or nerve, when we agonize about our diminished cosmic place and purpose, or when fanaticism is bubbling up around us-then, habits of thought familiar from ages past reach for the controls.
Think Progress » Fox News: “Are ‘Scoops’ More Important To Media Than Stopping Terror?” 2006
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