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Meanings of fanatic in English

Portuguese
fanática
Catalan
fanàtic

A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

        fanática

        Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.

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              Usage of fanatic in English
              1
              You see, I was no longer a pro; I was a fanatic.
              Talk of the town
              2
              In religion he was a fanatic; he was a demented fanatic now.
              The Right of Way — Volume 02
              3
              That's exactly what New York collector and Ferrari fanatic Peter Kalikow did.
              Wired
              4
              The guiding spirit of that group was a fanatic of social revolution.
              A Set of Six
              5
              By any reasonable definition of the word, that made him a fanatic.
              The Irish Times
              6
              Nassim found a fanatic young Believer in one of the militia contingents.
              Surrender to the will of the night
              7
              I am no bigot, no fanatic; I am thy aunt of seven-and-twenty.
              The Wedding Guest: A Friend of the Bride and Bridegroom
              8
              The voice that was speaking now was the voice of a fanatic.
              A Spirit in Prison
              9
              The fanatic zeal that inspired the first crusaders was already dying out.
              General History for Colleges and High Schools
              10
              He is the presiding officer, and the religious fanatic of the group.
              Cities in Flight
              11
              The writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes was no weak-minded, superstitious fanatic.
              Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
              12
              He was a fanatic defender of the American republic and abominated nobility.
              Island beneath the sea
              13
              The member from Vermont pursued Jim with the bitterness of a fanatic.
              Still Jim
              14
              And if you somehow remove the religious fanatic then you've got Ryan.
              The new yorker
              15
              Although it may be a little late to go fanatic on him.
              Crewel
              16
              Still, it was said that there was no fanatic like the converted.
              Stonewielder
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