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Antonyms for fanatic

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fuh-nat-ik
Phonetic Transcription : fəˈnæt ɪk

Definition of fanatic

Origin :
  • 1520s, "insane person," from Latin fanaticus "mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god," also "furious, mad," originally, "pertaining to a temple," from fanum "temple," related to festus "festive" (see feast). Meaning "zealous person" is mid-17c. As an adjective, in English, 1530s, "furious;" meaning "characterized by excessive enthusiasm," especially in religion (of Nonconformists), is from 1640s.
  • A fanatic is someone who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. [attributed to Winston Churchill]
  • noun person overenthusiastic about an interest
Example sentences :
  • Since I have seized my own liberty I am a fanatic for freedom.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • For the fanatic is one of the hinges which swing the door of the modern world.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • The fanatic is troublesome, but comparatively easy to deal with.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • The great reformer was held a fanatic, intent on destroying government.
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
  • One word as to the alleged "intolerance of the fanatic Orangemen of Belfast."
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • Fritz, besides, had all the stern enthusiasm of a fanatic in the cause.
  • Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
  • This nonplussed the fanatic, who had come possibly with an eye to business.
  • Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
  • Her life is essentially not calculated to make her a fanatic for truth.
  • Extract from : « Maxim Gorki » by Hans Ostwald
  • This is the reason why the fanatic Mussulman is absolutely indifferent to danger.
  • Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
  • It is not merely that I, the fanatic, have had to grope without humour.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Synonyms for fanatic

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