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Fanatic vs Fandom - What's the difference?

fanatic | fandom |

As nouns the difference between fanatic and fandom

is that fanatic is a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion while fandom is the fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc, taken as a group.

As an adjective fanatic

is fanatical.

fanatic

English

Alternative forms

* fanatick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fanatical.
  • * T. Moore
    • But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast / To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
  • (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

    • See also

    * fan * crank

    Quotations

    * A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. — (attributed) * A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim. —

    fandom

    English

    (wikipedia fandom)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
  • The subculture of fans.

    • Synonyms

    * (fans of something taken as a group) fan base, fanship

    Antonyms

    * (fans of something taken as a group) anti-fandom, hatedom