fanatic — a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause
Pronunciation (IPA): /fəˈnætɪk/
Example Sentences
- My mom is a cleaning fanatic - she vacuums the carpet after every visitor leaves.
- The political fanatic plastered his car with dozens of campaign stickers.
- She's such a coffee fanatic that she brought her espresso machine on a camping trip.
fanatic
NOUN[/fəˈnætɪk/]
a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause
a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause
The fanatic's dramatic speech triggers automatic chaos!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'fanaticus' meaning 'inspired by a deity' or 'frenzied', derived from 'fanum' meaning 'temple'. The word originally referred to someone possessed by religious fervor or divine inspiration.
Breakdown
fanum (temple) + -aticus (adjective suffix) = fanaticus (Latin) → fanatic (one who is temple-possessed or religiously frenzied)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom is a cleaning fanatic - she vacuums the carpet after every visitor leaves.”
“The political fanatic plastered his car with dozens of campaign stickers.”
“She's such a coffee fanatic that she brought her espresso machine on a camping trip.”
“The security guard was fanatic about checking IDs - he even asked his own mother for identification.”
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