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fanatics
We have found lemma(root) word of fanatics : fanatic.
Definitions
[fəˈnatɪk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause
(e.g: religious fanatics)
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Origin
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mid 16th century (as an adjective): from French fanatique or Latin fanaticus ‘of a temple, inspired by a god’, from fanum ‘temple’. The adjective originally described behaviour that might result from possession by a god or demon, hence the earliest sense of the noun ‘a religious maniac’ (mid 17th century)
[fəˈnatɪk], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- filled with or expressing excessive zeal
(e.g: his eyes had a fanatic iciness)
Phrases:
Origin
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mid 16th century (as an adjective): from French fanatique or Latin fanaticus ‘of a temple, inspired by a god’, from fanum ‘temple’. The adjective originally described behaviour that might result from possession by a god or demon, hence the earliest sense of the noun ‘a religious maniac’ (mid 17th century)
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