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zealant

/ziːlənt/

zealant noun: a zealot.

Noun

zealant (plural zealants)

  1. (archaic) A zealot.
    • For to certaine Zelants all Speech of Pacification is odious.1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Unity in Religion”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC, page 13

Forms of zealant

pluralzealants

Questions about zealant

What does zealant mean?
Zealant means a zealot.
What part of speech is zealant?
Zealant is a noun.
How do you pronounce zealant?
Zealant is pronounced /ziːlənt/.
What is the plural of zealant?
The plural of zealant is zealants.

Words near zealant in the dictionary

  1. Zealander
  2. Zealanders
  3. Zealandia
  4. Zealandian
  5. Zealandic
  6. zealant
  7. zealants
  8. zeale
  9. zealed
  10. zealexin
  11. zealexins

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