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zealotry

[zel-uh-tree]

noun

  1. undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.



ˈ𲹱dzٰ

/ ˈɛəٰɪ /

noun

  1. extreme or excessive zeal or devotion

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of zealotry1

First recorded in 1650–60; zealot + -ry
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Writing in The Times, Sir Keir said the lesson learned from the elections was not that the country needed "ideological zealotry".

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"Just Stop Oil's zealotry has probably set back their cause by alienating the law-abiding majority."

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Villeneuve has the advantage of seeing glimpses of that future come true and his film is steeped in modern unease about zealotry, propaganda and environmental destruction.

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I didn't do this out of some public health zealotry.

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Supreme Court, whose antiabortion zealotry has led to the deaths of at least two women, for refusing to stay Williams’ execution.

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