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   fanatical

   /fəˈnatɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. filled with excessive and single-minded zeal: "fanatical revolutionaries" Similar zealousextremistextrememilitantdogmaticsectarianbigotedrabidmaniacalradicaldiehardactivistprejudicedchauvinisticintolerantnarrow-mindedsingle-mindedpartisanblinkeredilliberalinflexibleuncompromisinginformal:swivel-eyedOpposite moderateopen-minded
   • ▪ obsessively concerned with something: "her husband was fanatical about tidiness" Similar enthusiasticeagerkeenferventardentfervidpassionatedevoteddedicatedover-enthusiasticobsessiveobsessedinfatuatedfixatedcompulsiveimmoderatefrenziedfreneticinformal:wildgung-honutscrazyhookedpottydottywackadoowackadoodleliterary:passionalperfervidOpposite indifferent

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   • 1. fanatically adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFANATICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FANATICAL definition: 1. extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: 2. holding…. Learn more.

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   a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics)… See the full definition

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   If you are excessively enthusiastic about something — a sports team, an actor, your religion, saving the whales, a certain brand of chocolate — then you are fanatical about it. Fanatical comes from the word fanatic, which itself came from the Latin fanaticus, meaning "mad" or "inspired by a deity."

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   Fanatical definition: motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.. See examples of FANATICAL used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFANATIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a person who is extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: a fitness / film fanatic. disapproving. a person who has very extreme beliefs that may lead them to behave in unreasonable or violent ways: religious fanatics. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enthusiasts. -aholic. -oholic. aficionado.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFANATICAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FANATICAL meaning: 1. extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: 2. holding…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFANATICAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as fanatical, you disapprove of them because you consider their behaviour or opinions to be very extreme. [disapproval] As a boy he was a fanatical patriot. Synonyms: obsessive, burning, wild, mad More Synonyms of fanatical.

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   Definition of fanatical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs: extreme, extremist, fanatic, rabid, radical, revolutionary, ultra. Slang: far-out. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › fanaticalFanatical Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Fanatical definition: Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal.