Zealot
Noun
UK
/Ëzel.Ét/
US
/Ëzel.Ét/
Definition
Someone with very strong and often extreme beliefs.
Example
"He is a zealot about fitness."
"A zealot never accepts ideas that are different from their own."
"She talked about her diet with such passion that people called her a health zealot."
Explanation
A zealot is a person who has very strong and extreme beliefs about something, often too strong. For example, he became a zealot about healthy eating and refused to eat anything sugary. Zealots believe only their way is right, and for them, itâs 100% or nothing. The word can sound negative because it means someone is too serious or too strict about what they believe that they donât listen to others or canât accept different opinions. Their belief often goes beyond balance, and they might judge others or make their life difficult because of it.