fanatic

  • 11fanatic — /feuh nat ik/, n. 1. a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics. adj. 2. fanatical. [1515 25; < L fanaticus pertaining to a temple, inspired by orgiastic rites, frantic, equiv. to fan(um) temple +&#8230; …

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  • 12FANatic — infobox television show name = FANatic caption = format = Reality television runtime = 30 minutes creator = starring = opentheme = endtheme = country = USA network = MTV first aired = July 6, 1998 last aired = April 2000 num episodes = imdb id =&#8230; …

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  • 13Fanatic — Boards More Holding SA Unternehmensform GmbH Unternehmenssitz Montreux Umsatz 60,9 Mio. CHF (2007) Branche Sportartikel …

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  • 14fanatic — fa|nat|ic1 [ fə nætık ] noun count 1. ) someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way: attacks by religious fanatics 2. ) someone who likes a sport or activity very much: a&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15fanatic — [[t]fənæ̱tɪk[/t]] fanatics 1) N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a fanatic, you disapprove of them because you consider their behaviour or opinions to be very extreme, for example in the way they support particular religious or&#8230; …

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  • 16fanatic — I UK [fəˈnætɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms fanatic : singular fanatic plural fanatics 1) someone who has very strong religious or political beliefs that often make them behave in an unreasonable way attacks by religious fanatics 2) someone&#8230; …

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  • 17fanatic — fa•nat•ic [[t]fəˈnæt ɪk[/t]] n. 1) a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics; zealot 2) fanatical • Etymology: 1515–25; &LT; L fānāticus pertaining to a temple, der. of fānum temple syn: fanatic,&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18fanatic — noun 1 (informal) person who is enthusiastic about sth ADJECTIVE ▪ baseball, cricket, football, sports, etc. ▪ He s a real football fanatic. ▪ fitness …

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  • 19fanatic — fa|nat|ic [fəˈnætık] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: fanaticus made wild or mad by the gods , from fanum religious building ] 1.) someone who has extreme political or religious ideas and is often dangerous = ↑extremist ▪ fanatics who&#8230; …

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  • 20fanatic — or fanatical adjective Etymology: Latin fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, from fanum temple more at feast Date: 1550 marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion < they re fanatic about politics > • fanatic noun •&#8230; …

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