Associations to the word «Fanatic»

Wiktionary

FANATIC, adjective. Fanatical.
FANATIC, adjective. (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
FANATIC, noun. A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

Dictionary definition

FANATIC, noun. A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill.
FANATIC, adjective. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy