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Fanaticism vs Excitement - What's the difference?

fanaticism | excitement |

As nouns the difference between fanaticism and excitement

is that fanaticism is the characteristic or practice of being a fanatic while excitement is (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).

fanaticism

English

(wikipedia fanaticism)

Alternative forms

* phanaticism (archaic)

Noun

  • The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

    • excitement

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
  • * E.A. Poe, '' The unparalelled adventure of one Hans Pfaal':
    • By late accounts from Rotterdam, that city seems to be in a high state of philosophical excitement .
  • (countable) something that excites.