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Zealot vs Supporter - What's the difference?

zealot | supporter |

As nouns the difference between zealot and supporter

is that zealot is one who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic while supporter is a person who gives support to someone or something.

zealot

English

(wikipedia zealot)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic
  • (historical) A member of a radical, warlike, ardently patriotic group of Jews in Judea, particularly prominent in the first century, who advocated the violent overthrow of Roman rule and vigorously resisted the efforts of the Romans and their supporters to convert the Jews.
  • (historical) A member of an anti-aristocratic political group in Thessalonica from 1342 until 1350.

    • Quotations

    * 1733': For modes of faith, let graceless '''zealots fight; / His can't be wrong whose life is in the right — Alexander Pope, ''Essay on Man, Epistle III * 1892': Yet Brahmans rule Benares still, / Buddh-Gaya's ruins pit the hill, / And beef-fed '''zealots threaten ill / To Buddha and Kamakura. — Rudyard Kipling, ''Buddha at Kamakura

    Synonyms

    * enthusiast * fanatic

    Related terms

    () * jealous * jealousy * zeal * zealotry * zealous

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    supporter

    English

    (wikipedia supporter)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who gives support to someone or something.
  • # A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause or movement; an adherent.
  • # A person who provides moral or physical support to another; an attendant participating in a ceremony or procession.
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  • # (sports) Someone who is a fan of a certain sports team or sportsperson.
  • There were 10,000 supporters in the last match.
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  • Something that supports another thing.
  • # Something that supports a structure such as a building or a sculpture.
  • # (heraldry) An animal or figure that supports a shield in a coat of arms.
  • # A garter worn around the leg to support a sock or stocking.
  • #* 1957 , , 1991 LB Books edition, page 117,
  • From the radiator, where he was attaching supporters to his socks, Zooey glanced up at her.
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    • Synonyms

    * adherent * proponent

    Antonyms

    * detractor * opponent

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