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The meaning of FANATIC is a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics). How to use fanatic in a sentence. The Fanatical Origin of Fan Did you know?
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.
A fanatic is a person with an extreme and often unquestioning enthusiasm, devotion, or zeal for something, such as a religion, political stance, or cause. This sense of the word is typically used negatively to imply that someone takes such devotion too far, as in They’re considered religious fanatics due to their extreme practices.
Definitions of fanatic. noun. 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” synonyms: fiend. see more. adjective. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. synonyms: fanatical, overzealous, rabid.
extreme interest in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: the fanaticism of football fans. His fitness fanaticism sets him apart from his friends. See. fanatical. Fewer examples. They urge young people to stay away from all forms of fanaticism and extremism. Ideological fanaticism fuels their anger.
adjective. /fəˈnætɪk/ (also fanatical) (disapproving) holding, expressing or connected with extreme or dangerous opinions. fanatic followers of the cult leader. fanatic ideology. fanatic about something He's fanatic about his religious beliefs. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
Synonyms for FANATIC: lover, fan, enthusiast, sucker, maniac, addict, freak, devotee; Antonyms of FANATIC: critic, detractor, nonfan, carper, belittler, nonadmirer, dilettante, dabbler.
If you describe someone as a fanatic, you disapprove of them because you consider their behaviour or opinions to be very extreme.
What does the word fanatic mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word fanatic, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. fanatic has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. religion (early 1500s) medicine (early 1500s) Entry status.
a person who is extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable: a fitness / sports 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.
