zealots

Example Sentences

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It was at Masada that the Jewish Zealots who had risen in revolt against Roman rule in the year AD70 made their last stand and where they eventually committed mass suicide.

From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2016

Zealots are the stem cells of your brand DNA.

From Forbes • Jul. 8, 2015

‘What was going on with the Zealots, with the Herods?’

From Newsweek • Apr. 5, 2015

At this time of year, you’re going to be hounded by Resolution Zealots.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2014

Further relaxations of the law of poverty, however, caused a reaction, and John of Parma, one of the Zealots, became minister-general, 1247-1257.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various