fanatic
pronunciation
How to pronounce fanatic in British English:
UK [fəˈnætɪk]
How to pronounce fanatic in American English:
US [fəˈnætɪk]
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- Noun:
- a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)
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- Adjective:
- marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
Word Origin
- fanatic (n.)
- 1520s, "insane person," from Latin fanaticus "mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god," also "furious, mad," originally, "pertaining to a temple," from fanum "temple, shrine, consecrated place," related to festus "festive" (see feast (n.)). Meaning "zealous person, person affected by enthusiasm" is from 1640s. As an adjective, in English, 1530s, "furious;" meaning "characterized by excessive enthusiasm," especially in religion (of Nonconformists), is from 1640s.A fanatic is someone who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. [attributed to Winston Churchill]
Example
- 1. I have been a basketball fanatic all my life .
- 2. I mention that I had witnessed one client that day , a yoga fanatic , whose pain threshold was so high she didn 't have any anaesthetic cream .
- 3. Just login with your appuseful account or with facebook connect , and you 're magically transformed from a disgruntled social media fanatic to a pithy tech reviewer with a vengeance .
- 4. He claimed to accept money from investors as a form of altruism and they rewarded him with fanatic loyalty .
- 5. A fanatic capital city , one of the largest the most densely populated anywhere in the world , also famous for its tireless workers for salary men .