zealotry
pronunciation
How to pronounce zealotry in British English:
UK [ˈzelətri]
How to pronounce zealotry in American English:
US [ˈzɛlətri]
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- Noun:
- excessive intolerance of opposing views
Word Origin
- zealotry (n.)
- "excessive or undue zeal, fanaticism," 1650s, from zealot + -ry.
Example
- 1. That zealotry first revealed itself when he was a teenager .
- 2. For most of the guise family , religious zealotry was not a motive .
- 3. Tory distrust of europe has injected zealotry into what was once a pro-business party famed for its pragmatism .
- 4. In several key senate races , tea-party zealotry has once again saddled the republican party with unhelpfully extreme candidates .
- 5. A discussion of what is most central in the thought reform environment can lead us to a more general consideration of the psychology of human zealotry .