American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: [fə'nætɪk]
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Noun
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a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --Winston Churchill
“A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject”
Adjective
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marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
“rabid isolationist”
Usage examples
- A Protestant, Murphy had a fanatical hatred of Roman Catholics.
- He's a fanatic.
- He's a fanatic.
- Metamodernism is said to be defined by "naivety", "pragmatic idealism" and "moderate fanaticism".
- This early version focused on three characters who were fanatical football-supporters.
- The idea was to establish a fanatical tradition at University Stadium.
- He's a fanatic.
- The Deutsche Christen were, for the most part, a group of fanatically Nazi Protestants.
- Erzberger's murderers were identified as two young men, apparently nationalist fanatics.
- Behind these inhuman outrages is a secret group of fanatics.