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fanatic

/fəˈnæt.ɪk/

Meanings
noun
A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

Examples :

"The soccer fanatic painted his entire house in his team's colors and knew every player's statistics by heart. "
religion person attitude character soul philosophy

Related Words

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enthusiastic adjective

/ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/ /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.

"an enthusiastic lover of art"

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overzealous adjective

/ˌoʊvərˈzɛləs/ /ˌoʊvərˈziːləs/

Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.

"With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her."

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frightening verb

/ˈfɹaɪtnɪŋ/

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.

"Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

Illustration delivered

delivered verb

/dɪˈlɪv.əd/ /dɪˈlɪv.ɚd/

To set free from restraint or danger.

"deliver a captive from the prison"

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zealously adverb

/ˈzɛləsli/ /ˈziləsli/

Like a zealot; with zealotry.

"She zealously defended her research findings, passionately arguing against any criticism. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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religion noun

/ɹɪˈlɪdʒən/

Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

"My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much."

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statistics noun

/stəˈtɪstɪks/

A mathematical science concerned with data collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation.

"Statistics is the only mathematical field required for many social sciences."

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dedication noun

/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.

"Her dedication to her studies earned her top grades in every subject. "

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intensity noun

/ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/

The quality of being intense.

"The intensity of the music made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

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fanatical adjective

/fəˈnætɪkəl/

Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.

"My brother is fanatical about baseball, spending every free moment watching games and studying statistics. "

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possession noun

/pəˈzɛʃən/

Control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

"The library has possession of the rare book, even though it doesn't own it. "