English Explanatory Dictionary

fanatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fanatical.
  2. Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
noun
  1. A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause.

Pronunciation

/fəˈnæt.ɪk/ /ˈfæ.nət.ɪk/ /fəˈnaʔɪk/ en-us-fanatic.ogg en-au-fanatic.ogg

Word forms

fanatic more fanatic most fanatic fanatick fanatics

Etymology

First attested in 1525. Learned borrowing from Latin fānāticus (“of a temple, divinely inspired, frenzied”), from fānum (“temple”). Influenced by French fanatique.

Synonyms

freak

Related words

fan crank extremist

Derived words

fanaticize nonfanatic ultrafanatic unfanatic antifanatic ecofanatic fan fanaticism Jonatic Lovatic Sinatratic
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