Zealotry
undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.
contemporary examples
the great new york city bicycle wars tunku varadarajan december 13, 2009
when bibi suggested iran was rational ali gharib september 17, 2012
ellroy’s american underworld nathaniel rich september 22, 2009
‘homeland’ sweeps the emmys: why showtime’s thriller exploded jace lacob september 23, 2012
barry bonds’ federal steroids case was a travesty buzz bissinger april 2, 2011
historical examples
dreamers of the ghetto i. zangwill
the life of jefferson davis frank h. alfriend
essays of travel robert louis stevenson
noun
extreme or excessive zeal or devotion
n.
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