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Fanaticism vs Lunacy - What's the difference?

fanaticism | lunacy |

As nouns the difference between fanaticism and lunacy

is that fanaticism is the characteristic or practice of being a fanatic while lunacy is (of a person or group of people) the state of being mad, insanity.

fanaticism

English

(wikipedia fanaticism)

Alternative forms

* phanaticism (archaic)

Noun

  • The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

    • lunacy

    English

    Noun

  • (of a person or group of people) The state of being mad, insanity
  • # a cyclical mental disease, apparently linked to the lunar phases
  • # insanity implying legal irresponsibility.
  • Something deeply misguided.

    • Synonyms

    * (state of being mad) insanity

    Derived terms

    * lunatic