zealot in Arabic
غَيُور ḡayūr
/ˈzɛl.ət/
zealot in Arabic: غَيُور (ḡayūr), مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis), مُتَعَصِّب (mutaʕaṣṣib). In English, zealot means one who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
Arabic words for zealot
- zealous person
- غَيُور ḡayūr, مُتَحَمِّس mutaḥammis, مُتَعَصِّب mutaʕaṣṣib
English meaning of zealot
- noun One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
- noun A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.
- noun A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.
Synonyms of zealot
zealot in other languages
Questions about zealot in Arabic
- What is the meaning of zealot in Arabic?
- Zealot in Arabic is غَيُور (ḡayūr), مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis), مُتَعَصِّب (mutaʕaṣṣib).
- ما معنى كلمة zealot؟
- Zealot: غَيُور (ḡayūr), مُتَحَمِّس (mutaḥammis), مُتَعَصِّب (mutaʕaṣṣib).
- What does zealot mean in English?
- Zealot means one who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
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