fanatic

n. வெறியர், கொள்கை விடாப்பிடியர், அளவு மீறிய தவறான உணர்ச்சியார்வம் மிகுந்தவர், மதவெறியர், (பெ.) வெறியார்ந்த, சமயவெறி கொண்ட, கொள்கை விடாப்பிடியுடைய, மட்டுமீறிய உணர்ச்சியார்வம் வாய்ந்த.

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Fa*nat"ic, a. Etym: [L. fanaticus inspired by divinity, enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum fane: cf. F. fanatique. See Fane.] Defn: Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic, especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic notions. But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. T. Moore. Fa*nat"ic, n. Defn: A person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant notions of religion. There is a new word, coined within few months, called fanatics, which, by the close stickling thereof, seemeth well cut out and proportioned to signify what is meant thereby, even the sectaries of our age. Fuller (1660). Fanatics are governed rather by imagination than by judgment. Stowe.