Zealots
a person who shows zeal.
an excessively zealous person; fanatic.
(initial capital letter) a member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of jews in judea, particularly prominent from a.d. 69 to 81, advocating the violent overthrow of roman rule and vigorously resisting the efforts of the romans and their supporters to heathenize the jews.
contemporary examples
mark sanford on run for congress, a second chance at politics john avlon january 16, 2013
acid attacks on women spread terror in iran iranwire october 17, 2014
post office robbers more wanted than isis m.l. nestel december 12, 2014
what hbo teaches us about terrorism christopher d-ckey september 6, 2010
romney’s weird abortion gamble mich-lle goldberg june 23, 2011
historical examples
the life of jesus of nazareth rush rhees
dreamers of the ghetto i. zangwill
vie de bohme orlo williams
opportunities in aviation arthur sweetser
the defiant agents andre alice norton
noun
an immoderate, fanatical, or extremely zealous adherent to a cause, esp a religious one
noun
any of the members of an extreme jewish sect or political party that resisted all aspects of roman rule in palestine in the 1st century ad
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