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Plural of zealot

regular plural

The plural of zealot is zealots.

Forms of zealot

Singularzealot /ˈzɛl.ət/
Pluralzealots
Countablecountable

Zealots in a sentence

  • The zealots glowed with religious fervor.From the entry glow
  • They called themselves zealots, as they were “zealoters” . . .2019, Donatella Marazziti, Stephen M. Stahl, Evil, Terrorism & Psychiatry, page 2. From the entry zealoter
  • The zealots paraded prognostic placards proclaiming chattels like “He Protecc, He Attacc, He’s Eric Black.”2018 March 6, W.F. Whence, “Hacks, pensioners exultant in 41-22 quashing of fanboys”, in The Daily Orange, page 9, column 2. From the entry protecc
  • North Korea is not a theocracy led by zealots who preach the rewards of the afterlife.2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay cool. Call North Korea's bluff.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry unfathomable
  • But like all zealots, Jindal is oblivious to how nonzealots see him.2009 March 1, Frank Rich, “The Ecstasy and the Agony”, in New York Times. From the entry nonzealot

Meaning of zealot

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. noun A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.

Full definition of zealot

Questions about the plural of zealot

What is the plural of zealot?
The plural of zealot is zealots.
Is zealot countable?
Zealot is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zealot (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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