Antonyms for zealot

Grammar : Noun

Spell : zel-uht

Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɛl ət

Definition of zealot

Origin : c.1300, "member of a militant 1st century Jewish sect which fiercely resisted the Romans in Palestine," from Late Latin Zelotes, from Greek zelotes "one who is a zealous follower," from zeloun "to be zealous," from zelos "zeal" (see zeal). Extended sense of "a fanatical enthusiast" first recorded 1630s.

noun enthusiast

Example sentences :

He realized that Strom was a zealot, and he knew he would not hesitate to kill.
Extract from : « In the Orbit of Saturn » by Roman Frederick Starzl

But thrice woe to the artisan who makes himself the zealot of the Dogma!
Extract from : « The Parisians, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The old man's voice was again the rapt and fiery utterance of the zealot.
Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck

I observed the trial of a zealot who had been burned for heresy.
Extract from : « Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds » by John Russell Russell

But the zealot Solomon Petit met with unexpected opposition.
Extract from : « History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) » by Heinrich Graetz

He was so "obscure" that he was publicly excommunicated by the zealot Boethius.
Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote

From the polite interviewer he turned into the zealot who preaches a holy cause.
Extract from : « Speaking of Prussians » by Irvin S. Cobb

Into this morass Wolffert flung himself with the earnestness of a zealot.
Extract from : « John Marvel, Assistant » by Thomas Nelson Page

"I think I should have known her for a zealot even without that," he said.
Extract from : « Ashton Kirk, Secret Agent » by John T. McIntyre

I sometimes envy the zealot with a definite mission in life.
Extract from : « The Journal of a Disappointed Man » by Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion

Synonyms for zealot

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