| NOUN | person | fanatic, fiend | a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |
| Sounds | fahnae'tihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. | |
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| Synonyms | fanatical, overzealous, rabid | |
| Broader | passionate | Having or expressing strong emotions |
| Spanish | fanático | |
| Catalan | fanàtic | |
| Nouns | fanatic | a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) |
| fanatism | excessive intolerance of opposing views | |
| Adverbs | fanatically | in a passionately fanatic manner |
| Meaning | A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause). | |
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| Example | "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill | |
| Synonym | fiend | |
| Broader | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | An ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity |
| Spanish | exaltado, fanático | |
| Catalan | exaltat, fanàtic | |
| Adjectives | fanatic, fanatical | marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea |
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