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Webster 1913 Edition
Fanatic
Fa-nat′ic
,Adj.
[L.
fanaticus
inspired by divinity, enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum
fane: cf. F. fanatique
. See Fane
.] Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects;
as,
fanatic
zeal; fanatic
notions.But Faith,
To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
fanatic
Faith, once wedded fastTo some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
T. Moore.
Fa-nat′ic
,Noun.
A person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion.
There is a new word, coined within few months, called
fanatics
, which, by the close stickling thereof, seemeth well cut out and proportioned to signify what is meant thereby, even the sectaries of our age. Fuller (1660).
Fanatics
are governed rather by imagination than by judgment. Stowe.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fanatic
FANAT'IC
,Definition 2024
fanatic
fanatic
See also: fanàtic
English
Sports 'fans' or fanatics
Alternative forms
- fanatick (obsolete)
Adjective
fanatic (comparative more fanatic, superlative most fanatic)
- Fanatical.
- T. Moore
- But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast / To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
- T. Moore
- (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
Translations
fanatical
showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
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Noun
fanatic (plural fanatics)
- A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.
Translations
one who is zealously enthusiastic
See also
Quotations
- A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. —Winston Churchill (attributed)
- A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim. —George Santayana