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Fanatic Religious Syn Fanatical Fa‧Nat‧Ic Fəˈnætɪk Noun Countable

Front fanatic
Back fa‧nat‧ic /fəˈnætɪk/ noun [countable]
1someone who has extreme political or religious ideas and is often dangerous SYN extremist:
fanatics who represent a real danger to democracy
a religious fanatic
2someone who likes a particular thing or activity very much SYN enthusiast:
a health food fanatic
a fitness fanatic
—fanatical adjective:
a fanatical sportsman
He was fanatical about tidiness.
—fanatically /-kli/ adverb

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