Difference between revisions of "Fanaticism"
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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 [http://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. | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] |
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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.