zealotry

[ zel-uh-tree ]

noun

1. undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.

ˈzealotry

/ ˈzɛlətrɪ /

noun

1. extreme or excessive zeal or devotion

Word History and Origins

Origin of zealotry¹

First recorded in 1650–60; zealot + -ry

Example Sentences

She added that the announcement "will not make up for the mass deindustrialisation pathway that Ed Miliband’s costly net zero and energy policies are leading us to, with the devastating impact of his zealotry on jobs already seen in steel-making, refineries and in the North Sea".

From BBC

Supreme Court, whose antiabortion zealotry has led to the deaths of at least two women, for refusing to stay Williams’ execution.

From Los Angeles Times

His Catholic zealotry prefigures present-day Catholic ideologues like Patrick Deneen and Leonard Leo, not to mention their political marionettes Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.

From Salon

The greasy levers of modern American democracy, however, have been co-opted by captured courts and Leonard Leo and dark money and religious zealotry.

From Slate

Still, liberal critics of the court immediately denounced the conservative majority’s originalist zealotry, while right-wingers celebrated a “major win” for the 2nd Amendment, in the words of Texas Atty.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bigotry
• extremism
• hatred
• intolerance
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