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One who is zealously or devotedly engaged in a cause or mission
“Raymond the Second, Prince of Tripoli, was murdered by a fanatic of the sect of the Assassins.”
A zealous or devoted adherent of an ideology or cause
“I became a fanatic of this particular way of doing things.”
A person with an obsessive interest or enthusiasm for a particular activity
“In middle school, I was a Justin Bieber fanatic. My walls were covered with images of him, and every song I would listen to would be on repeat.”
A person who resists change
An eccentric or odd person
Someone who insistently advocates for something, especially strict observance of a rule
An orator or leader who gains favor by exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience
A Christian who publicly displays his or her religion
A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims
A person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against others
A highly-skilled performer of a specified activity
Having fundamental, usually extreme, views on a given topic
“But even the most fanatic follower of the faithless moves fanatically as a consequence of his own radical skepticism.”
Extremely or irrationally passionate or enthusiastic about something or someone
“I know it is difficult to imagine this miser, this money-grubber of unmitigated meanness, as the fanatic fan of the most romantic figure in perhaps all of English fiction.”
Excessive, as results from obsession
Enthusiastically devoted to a particular thing, person or activity
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