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*2. The tendency to indulge in wild and extravagant notions, esp. in [[religious]] matters; excessive [[enthusiasm]], frenzy; an instance, a particular form, of this. | *2. The tendency to indulge in wild and extravagant notions, esp. in [[religious]] matters; excessive [[enthusiasm]], frenzy; an instance, a particular form, of this. | ||
− | :a. A fanatic [[person]]; a [[vision]]ary; an unreasoning enthusiast. Applied in the latter half of the 17th c. to Nonconformists as a hostile epithet. | + | :a. A fanatic [[person]]; a [[vision]]ary; an unreasoning enthusiast. Applied in the latter half of the 17th c. to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonconformism Nonconformists] as a hostile epithet. |
:b. In a weaker sense: Eagerness or enthusiasm in any pursuit. | :b. In a weaker sense: Eagerness or enthusiasm in any pursuit. | ||
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+ | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Fanaticism''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Fanaticism '''''this link'''''].</center> | ||
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+ | The life [[purpose]] must be jealously guarded from the temptation to seek for easy and transient attainment; likewise must it be so fostered as to become immune to the disastrous threats of fanaticism. ([[160:3|160:3.5]]) | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:16, 13 December 2020
Origins
ad. L. fanatic-us, f. fanum temple: see -ATIC. Cf. Fr. fanatique.
Definitions
- 1. The condition of being, or supposing oneself to be, possessed. Obs.
- 2. The tendency to indulge in wild and extravagant notions, esp. in religious matters; excessive enthusiasm, frenzy; an instance, a particular form, of this.
- a. A fanatic person; a visionary; an unreasoning enthusiast. Applied in the latter half of the 17th c. to Nonconformists as a hostile epithet.
- b. In a weaker sense: Eagerness or enthusiasm in any pursuit.
Quote
The life purpose must be jealously guarded from the temptation to seek for easy and transient attainment; likewise must it be so fostered as to become immune to the disastrous threats of fanaticism. (160:3.5)