fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid
(adjective) marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; ârabid isolationistâ
fanatic, fiend
(noun) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); âA fanatic is one who canât change his mind and wonât change the subjectâ--Winston Churchill
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fanatic (comparative more fanatic, superlative most fanatic)
Fanatical.
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(obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
fanatic (plural fanatics)
A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.
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Source: Wiktionary
Fa*nat"ic, a. Etym: [L. fanaticus inspired by divinity, enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum fane: cf. F. fanatique. See Fane.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions. But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. T. Moore.
Fa*nat"ic, n.
Definition: A person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion. There is a new word, coined within few months, called fanatics, which, by the close stickling thereof, seemeth well cut out and proportioned to signify what is meant thereby, even the sectaries of our age. Fuller (1660). Fanatics are governed rather by imagination than by judgment. Stowe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red â indicating ripeness â they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
