zealotry

[ zel-uh-tree ]

noun

1. undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.

ˈzealotry

/ ˈzɛlətrɪ /

noun

1. extreme or excessive zeal or devotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of zealotry¹

First recorded in 1650–60; zealot + -ry

Example Sentences

Nick Gillespie on why their single-minded zealotry has gone too far.

From The Daily Beast

But Homeland is also a highly provocative drama, fueled by paranoia, patriotism, zealotry, and madness.

From The Daily Beast

Exempli gratia: They put their zealotry above their survival.

From The Daily Beast

Buzz Bissinger says the trial is a travesty, fueled by Bonds' unpopularity and one man's zealotry.

From The Daily Beast

And that, not religious zealotry, is the underlying thesis of her book.

From The Daily Beast

Religious fervor and political zealotry, in those stormy times, always accompanied each other.

From Project Gutenberg

To such shocking conspiracies against common sense and decency does ecclesiastical zealotry bring even good men like Lamennais.

From Project Gutenberg

He snorted aloud with zealotry and the lust for intellectual battle.

From Project Gutenberg

It often unites the self-sacrificing zealotry of religious fanaticism with the recklessness of the gambling table.

From Project Gutenberg

This faction was as blind in its zealotry in favor of Johnston, as in its prejudice against Davis.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bigotry
• extremism
• hatred
• intolerance
• zeal
• zealotry