Zelot

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs). See zealot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tseˈloːt/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: Ze‧lot
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

Zelot m (weak, genitive Zeloten, plural Zeloten, feminine Zelotin)

  1. (historical) zealot (member of the Zealot movement in Judea)
  2. (rare, higher register) zealot (zealous person)
    Synonyms: Eiferer, Fanatiker
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 565:
      Die Musik, das Rufen erinnerten an Aufpulverungsmethoden der Heilsarmee, erinnerten auch denjenigen daran, der, wie Hans Castorp, einem Gottesfest dieser aufgeräumten Zeloten noch niemals beigewohnt hatte.
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Declension

Declension of Zelot
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zelot die Zeloten
genitive eines des Zeloten der Zeloten
dative einem dem Zeloten den Zeloten
accusative einen den Zeloten die Zeloten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Zelot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zelot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zelot” in Duden online
  • Zelot on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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