noun
- excessive or fanatical devotion to a cause, belief, or ideal
Examples
- His political zealotry alienated many of his former friends.
- The committee warned against religious zealotry in public schools.
- Her environmental zealotry sometimes made her difficult to work with.
- The movement was damaged by the zealotry of its most extreme members.
- Critics accused the group of zealotry rather than genuine reform.
- The professor’s academic zealotry impressed some students but intimidated others.