Zealotry
noun
Extreme passion or enthusiasm, especially in relation to a belief or cause.
His zealotry for the environment made him a powerful advocate for climate change policies.
Often appears as...
- religious zealotry
- political zealotry
noun
Extreme passion or enthusiasm, especially in relation to a belief or cause.
His zealotry for the environment made him a powerful advocate for climate change policies.
Often appears as...
- religious zealotry
- political zealotry
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Nuance
Zealotry implies excessive zeal and can be viewed negatively as blind passion or intolerance.
His zealotry blinded him to other people's perspectives.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Commitment
Use 'zealotry' to describe someone with extreme commitment to a cause, often going beyond what is considered reasonable.
The reformer's zealotry led him to overlook the complexity of the issues.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
While 'zealotry' involves passion, it isn't always positive and often suggests a stubborn or single-minded approach.
Her zealotry for the project ignored all criticism.
Compare with
bigotrydogmatismextremismfanaticismintolerancemilitancypartisanshipradicalisation
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Liz Coleman's call to...
This discovery is transforming. It undercuts self-righteousness, radically alters the tone and character of controversy, and enriches dramatically the possibilities for finding common ground. Ideology, zealotry,
Video examples
Liz Coleman's call to...
This discovery is transforming. It undercuts self-righteousness, radically alters the tone and character of controversy, and enriches dramatically the possibilities for finding common ground. Ideology, zealotry,
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Quote examples
William Bratton
American Public Servant
Broken-windows enforcement is really about controlling behavior to such an extent you change it: If you deal with the little things, you can keep them from going into the big things. Zero tolerance implies zealotry. It's oppressive. And it's not achievable. You're never going to be in a position to eliminate all crime.
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Peter Scolari
American Actor
I used to make fun of those actors who talked about the theater as their temple and their place of worship. I'm not to that degree of zealotry or idolatry of theater as this holy place. But it's a place where I get together with people who do what I do, and we understand each other in that respect.
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Mona Eltahawy
Egyptian Journalist
In the U.K., my mother had been the breadwinner. I'd seen my parents side by side. In Saudi Arabia, my mother was basically rendered disabled. She was unable to drive, dependent on my dad for everything. The religious zealotry was so suffocating.
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Robert Byrd
American Politician
To the American people I say, awaken to what is happening. It is the duty of each citizen to be vigilant, to protect liberty, to speak out, left and right and disagree lest be trampled underfoot by misguided zealotry and extreme partisanship.
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Norman Finkelstein
American Educator
Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the currency of a political culture having more in common with religion than rational discourse.
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Ted Cruz
American Politician
We shouldn't let anti-science zealotry shut down the ability to produce low-cost, quality food for billions across the globe.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
Heartless zealotry, whether from the religious right or from the teachers' union on the left, is always troubling.
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Neil Kinnock
British Politician
The enemy of idealism is zealotry.
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William Bratton
American Public Servant
Broken-windows enforcement is really about controlling behavior to such an extent you change it: If you deal with the little things, you can keep them from going into the big things. Zero tolerance implies zealotry. It's oppressive. And it's not achievable. You're never going to be in a position to eliminate all crime.
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Peter Scolari
American Actor
I used to make fun of those actors who talked about the theater as their temple and their place of worship. I'm not to that degree of zealotry or idolatry of theater as this holy place. But it's a place where I get together with people who do what I do, and we understand each other in that respect.
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Mona Eltahawy
Egyptian Journalist
In the U.K., my mother had been the breadwinner. I'd seen my parents side by side. In Saudi Arabia, my mother was basically rendered disabled. She was unable to drive, dependent on my dad for everything. The religious zealotry was so suffocating.
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Robert Byrd
American Politician
To the American people I say, awaken to what is happening. It is the duty of each citizen to be vigilant, to protect liberty, to speak out, left and right and disagree lest be trampled underfoot by misguided zealotry and extreme partisanship.
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Norman Finkelstein
American Educator
Conversion and zealotry, just like revelation and apostasy, are flip sides of the same coin, the currency of a political culture having more in common with religion than rational discourse.
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Ted Cruz
American Politician
We shouldn't let anti-science zealotry shut down the ability to produce low-cost, quality food for billions across the globe.
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Campbell Brown
American Journalist
Heartless zealotry, whether from the religious right or from the teachers' union on the left, is always troubling.
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Neil Kinnock
British Politician
The enemy of idealism is zealotry.
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