What does fanatic mean?

Definitions for fanatic
fəˈnæt ɪkfa·nat·ic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fanatic, fiendadjective

    a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

    "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill

  2. fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabidadjective

    marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

    "rabid isolationist"

Wiktionary

  1. fanaticnoun

    A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

  2. fanaticadjective

    Fanatical.

  3. fanaticadjective

    Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, over-zealous.

  4. Etymology: First attested in 1525. From fanaticus, from fanum. Influenced by fanatique.

Wikipedia

  1. fanatic

    Fanaticism (from the Latin adverb fānāticē [fren-fānāticus; enthusiastic, ecstatic; raging, fanatical, furious]) is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or an obsessive enthusiasm.

ChatGPT

  1. fanatic

    A fanatic is a person who is extremely enthusiastic and dedicated about a particular interest, cause, or belief to the point of being obsessive or unreasonable. They hold uncritical and unwavering devotion, often disregarding any differing opinion or viewpoint. This can apply to a wide variety of areas, including religion, sports, politics, or hobbies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fanaticadjective

    pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions

  2. Fanaticnoun

    a person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion

  3. Etymology: [L. fanaticus inspired by divinity, enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum fane: cf. F. fanatique. See Fane.]

Wikidata

  1. FANatic

    FANatic is an American TV show that was shown on the MTV network in the late 1990s. It featured everyday people being tricked into going somewhere and unexpectedly meeting their idol.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Fanatic

    fa-nat′ik, adj. extravagantly or unreasonably zealous, esp. in religion: excessively enthusiastic.—n. a person frantically or excessively enthusiastic, esp. on religious subjects.—adj. Fanat′ical, fanatic, (Shak.) extravagant.—adv. Fanat′ically.—v.t. Fanat′icise, to make fanatical.—v.i. to act as a fanatic.—n. Fanat′icism, wild and excessive religious enthusiasm. [Fr.,—L. fanaticus, belonging to a temple, inspired by a god, fanum, a temple.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fanatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fanatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fanatic in a Sentence

  1. Lord Billingsley:

    The true fanatic is a theocrat, someone who sees himself as acting on behalf of some super personal force the Race, the Party, History, the proletariat, the Poor, and so on. These absolve him from evil, hence he may safely do anything in their service.

  2. Becky Sauerbrunn:

    We've always had very strong, fanatic, loyal supporters, but we're starting to win more people over into that group. The interest that we got in Canada has definitely carried over. And we hope to keep riding that success.

  3. Chuck Jones:

    A fanatic is someone who redoubles his efforts when he has forgotten his aim.

  4. Heywood:

    Just as every conviction begins as a whim so does every emancipator serve his apprenticeship as a crank. A fanatic is a great leader who is just entering the room.

  5. David Woodard:

    We haven't been the wild-haired fanatic that people think we are when it comes to backing candidates, when it comes down to vote, we have been sane and the extreme candidates fade, and I'm expecting that with Trump.

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