zealotry

noun

zeal·​ot·​ry ˈze-lə-trē How to pronounce zealotry (audio)
plural zealotries
Synonyms of zealotrynext
: excess of zeal : fanatical devotion

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Paul O’Dwyer didn’t let zealotry fence off the road to common ground. — Dan Morrison, USA Today, 28 May 2025 The mayor’s veto was not based on policy, but rather on ideology and zealotry. — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026 The 1979 revolution will have finally reached its thermidor and abandoned its founding zealotry. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026 Is this commentary on the pandemic lockdown, divisiveness in our country, zealotry of any kind, community versus the individual? — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for zealotry

Word History

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of zealotry was in 1653

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“Zealotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zealotry. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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