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Meaning of "zealotry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZEALOTRY

zealotry  [ˈzɛlətrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZEALOTRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zealotry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZEALOTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

zealotry

Zealotry

Zealotry was originally a political movement in 1st century Second Temple Judaism which sought to incite the people of Judaea Province to rebel against the Roman Empire and expel it from the Holy Land by force of arms, most notably during the Great Jewish Revolt. Zealotry was the term used by Josephus for a "fourth sect" during this period.

Definition of zealotry in the English dictionary

The definition of zealotry in the dictionary is extreme or excessive zeal or devotion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZEALOTRY


anthropolatry
ˌænθrəˈpɒlətrɪ
bardolatry
bɑːˈdɒlətrɪ
bibliolatry
ˌbɪblɪˈɒlətrɪ
cosmolatry
kɒzˈmɒlətrɪ
demonolatry
ˌdiːməˈnɒlətrɪ
dendrolatry
dɛnˈdrɒlətrɪ
ecclesiolatry
ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətrɪ
harlotry
ˈhɑːlətrɪ
helotry
ˈhɛlətrɪ
hierolatry
ˌhaɪəˈrɒlətrɪ
ichthyolatry
ˌɪkθɪˈɒlətrɪ
idolatry
aɪˈdɒlətrɪ
litholatry
lɪˈθɒlətrɪ
lordolatry
lɔːˈdɒlətrɪ
Maryolatry
ˌmɛərɪˈɒlətrɪ
physiolatry
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlətrɪ
plutolatry
pluːˈtɒlətrɪ
symbololatry
sɪmˈbɒlətrɪ
thaumatolatry
ˌθɔːməˈtɒlətrɪ
zoolatry
zəʊˈɒlətrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZEALOTRY

zeal
Zealand
zealful
zealless
zealot
zealotism
zealous
zealously
zealousness
Zeami
zeatin
zebec
zebeck
Zebedee
zebra
zebra crossing
zebra finch
zebra mussel
zebra plant
zebra stripes

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZEALOTRY

ancestry
bigotry
chemistry
country
entry
faggotry
geometry
go to the country
industry
infantry
ministry
pantry
parrotry
poetry
registry
riotry
robotry
the Black Country
the country
try

Synonyms and antonyms of zealotry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zealotry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZEALOTRY

Find out the translation of zealotry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zealotry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zealotry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狂热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fanatismo
570 millions of speakers

English

zealotry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कट्टरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعصب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фанатизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zealotry
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মান্ধ গোষ্ঠী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fanatisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zealotry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fanatismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

熱狂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열광
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zealotry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rất nhiệt tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆர்வக்கோளாறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Zealotry
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağnazlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zelo eccessivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fanatyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фанатизм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fanatism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φανατισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dweepzucht
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fanatism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zealotry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zealotry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZEALOTRY»

The term «zealotry» is regularly used and occupies the 93.588 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZEALOTRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «zealotry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «zealotry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zealotry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZEALOTRY»

Discover the use of zealotry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zealotry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Zealotry and Academic Freedom: A Legal and Historical ...
The opening portion of the book locates similarities with the religious fundamentalism of the nineteenth century in waves of zealotry in American higher education.
Neil Hamilton, Neil W. Hamilton, 1997
2
Witchcraft Persecutions in Bavaria: Popular Magic, Religious ...
A groundbreaking study of witchcraft in modern-day Bavaria between 1300 and 1800.
Wolfgang Behringer, 2003
3
Zealotry and Vengeance: Quest of a Religious Identity Group ...
The book provides students of political behavior and participation with both a scientific study of the extremist state of mind and an acute analysis of the cycle of violence and tolerance threatening to once again engulf the Middle East."
Samuel Peleg, 2002
4
"Remember Amalek!": Vengeance, Zealotry, and Group ...
Phineas for his zealotry in bypassing the law when he put to death a Jew and a non-Jew for their immorality. All of these biblical passages raise difficult questions, to which, Feldman demonstrates, there are no simple answers.
Louis H. Feldman, 2004
5
Night of Zealotry: A Tale of the Assassin Without A Name #3
But by making the Assassin Without a Name a target, they're about to get a lesson in death themselves from one of the best. * The Assassin Without a Name series thus far: Fine Wine Killing the Dead Night of Zealotry The Goddard Affair Thief ...
Scott Marlowe, 2014
6
1st Century in Religion, Including: Pentecost, Zealotry, ...
We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on 1st century in religion.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
7
Fundamentalisms Comprehended
Zealotry. and. Humor: A. Radical. Embrace. Fundamentalists with a sense of humor are the heroes of this essay. While common wisdom holds that fundamentalists are completely humorless — indeed, a lack of humor is often used to ...
Martin E. Marty, R. Scott Appleby, 2004
8
Islam in Practice: Religious Beliefs in a Persian Village
The. Young. Trader: Literal. Zealotry. The Young Trader comes from a family of fairly well-to-do, respected peasants. His grandfather reputedly even died a heroic death in courageous defense of peasant rights against a former landlord.
‎1988
9
Atheism and Secularity [2 volumes]
... lead them to believe in the traditional God. So some of the active atheists appeared to be rather dogmatic. Zealotry Active atheists might also be very zealous, attempting to convince others there is no God. Indeed, their opponents commonly ...
Phil Zuckerman, 2009
10
Jewish Culture and Society Under the Christian Roman Empire
R. Ishmael, 269 zealots, zealotry, 37, 40, 46, 62, 166 zealotry, and Babylonian Rabbis, 38 zealotry, and Palesrinian Rabbis, 37- 39 Zechariah, 415 Zeira, 260- 261, 269-271, 278 Zetubabel, 413, 416 Zeus, 105-106, 375-379 Zion, 201,415, 418 ...
Richard Lee Kalmin, Seth Schwartz, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZEALOTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zealotry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Sustainability' Confuses Human Will with Zealotry
To wit: James V. Schall, SJ, wrote a brilliant piece this past April as the Gaia zealots were beginning to attain fever pitch. Titled “On Sustainability,” the essay ... «Acton Institute, Jul 15»
2
Zealotry a threat to fishing industry: expert
Zealotry a threat to fishing industry: expert Rick Fletcher, the executive Director of Research with the Department of Fisheries has lashed out at green extremists, ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
3
Indiana is not protecting religious freedom but outright zealotry
They are protecting a very specific brand of zealotry. They are protecting bigotry. Though they won't admit it, SB 101 is a knee jerk response to marriage equality ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
4
Ted Cruz: Don't let 'anti-science zealotry' shutdown GMOs
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) more >. «Washington Times, Mar 15»
5
Dave Obey: Walker attack on UW is dangerous zealotry
He appears to believe that his administration's ideological zealotry is superior to over 100 years of tradition that has made Wisconsin a special state in ... «Wausau Daily Herald, Feb 15»
6
Sugar-free January: weight loss, zealotry and a couple of falls from …
Yet even zealots have their weak moments. I had two. The first lapse came when I unconsciously nibbled on one of those mini-biscuits that ride shotgun on your ... «Irish Times, Feb 15»
7
Religious terrorism: Examples of zealotry abound
Zealots have abused and murdered women and children from St. Ignatius, where Catholics molested deaf boys, to Laramie, Wyo. where extremist Evangelicals ... «The Missoulian, Jan 15»
8
Gamers and sportsfans share the same strange zealotry
Gamers and sportsfans share the same strange zealotry. Obsession, tribalism and hours spent in isolation in front of a screen - a trip to the launch of NBA 2k15 ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
9
Chanukah: A Celebration of Zealotry
The original hero of Chanukah, Matityahu the Kohen Gadol of Modi'in, was a true Jewish zealot and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. He was an extremist by ... «The Jewish Press, Dec 14»
10
Noah shows the path against zealotry: Marmur
Reading the story of the biblical Noah, as we did last Saturday in synagogue, and commenting on it earlier in the week when I spoke at a service in the chapel at ... «Toronto Star, Oct 14»

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