zealots

noun

a fervent and even militant proponent of something

a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

Roots

zeloszeal- · Greek · zeal, ardor

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