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Revised 2018

zealotismnoun

  1. 1.
    1645–
    Behaviour or belief characteristic of a zealot (zealot n. A.3); zealotry.
    In quot. 1645, as a count noun.
    1. 1645
      The spirits of men in Winter..have too much asperity in the morning to be trusted with zealotismes.
      J. Wheelwright, Mercurius Americanus 17
    2. 1693
      We had our times of Zealotism too.
      R. Bynns, Sermon 21
    3. 1716
      His Embassador's indefatigable Zelotism.
      M. Davies, Suppl. Diss. Latin Drama 2 in Athenæ Britannicæ vol. III
    4. 1751
      The folly & cruelty of stiffness & zealotism in religion.
      T. Gray, Letter 8 September in Correspondence (1971) vol. I. 349
    5. 1888
      I could not altogether escape..the Mohammedan zelotism.
      C. M. Doughty, Travels in Arabia Deserta vol. I. 548
    6. 1968
      The overwhelming moral zealotism of the Neo-Confucian movement.
      American Historical Review vol. 73 877
    7. 2012
      Initially, my father suffered from the common conversion affliction of zealotism, lecturing his bewildered ageing parents..about the karmic parallels between Nazi concentration camps and abattoirs.
      M. Atkinson in J. M. Coetzee et al., 2013 Voiceless Anthology 10
  2. 2.
    1885–
    Chiefly with capital initial. The revolutionary movement of the Zealots (zealot n. A.2); the beliefs or aims of this movement. historical.
    1. 1885
      Zealotism [German das Eifererthum] itself did not..cease to ferment in the hearts..of many..adherents of the party.
      J. F. Smith, translation of H. Ewald, History of Israel vol. VII. 615
    2. 1956
      The keenest hopes of all Zealotism seemed at last to be on the way toward realisation in Jesus.
      O. Cullmann, State in New Testament ii. 38
    3. 1972
      Zealotism was essentially a popular movement, embodying both the religious and social aspirations.
      Novum Testamentum vol. 14 235
    4. 2000
      The above is more a presentation of the ideas behind Zealotism rather than a history of that party.
      P. Sacchi, Hist. Second Temple Period ix. 297

zealotism, n. was revised in June 2018.

zealotism, n. was last modified in September 2024.