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zelotic

zelotic adjective: characteristic of zealots, especially those that were part of rebellious movements in biblical times.

Adjective

zelotic (comparative more zelotic, superlative most zelotic)

  1. Characteristic of zealots, especially those that were part of rebellious movements in biblical times.
    • Attempts have been made from time to time to prove that Jesus was the leader of an unsuccessful zelotic revolt.1954, Ragnar Leivestad, Christ, the Conqueror, page 27
    • The zelotic opposition to the Roman government was in reality directed against the emperor, whose personal representatives the procurators were. Some zelotic leaders claimed to have messianic importance, which made the revolutionary attitude of these people appear still more serious.1964, The Anchor Bible - Volume 37, page xvii

Forms of zelotic

comparativemore zelotic
superlativemost zelotic

Origin of zelotic

Borrowed from Latin zēlōticus, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτικός (zēlōtikós). Equivalent to zealot + -ic.

Questions about zelotic

What does zelotic mean?
Zelotic means characteristic of zealots, especially those that were part of rebellious movements in biblical times.
What part of speech is zelotic?
Zelotic is an adjective.

Words near zelotic in the dictionary

  1. Zelmans
  2. zelnik
  3. zelniks
  4. Zelophehad
  5. zeloso
  6. zelotic
  7. zelotypia
  8. zelous
  9. zels
  10. Zeltinger
  11. Zeltingers

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