zealot
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Without taking sides, it tells the story of the civil war largely through the eyes of a young Zealot motivated less by religious fanaticism than by disgust over social injustice and corruption.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2021
He calls himself the Turfgrass Zealot and has a stock speech about his successes.
From Golf Digest • Sep. 25, 2019
He’s written three books on religion: No god but God, which is about Islam; Beyond Fundamentalism, which is about religious extremism; and Zealot, which is about Jesus of Nazareth.
From Slate • May 4, 2017
In the TV movie "Masada," when the Romans are near destroying the previously thought impenetrable wall protecting the Jews, one Zealot wishes aloud for more time to make it stronger.
From US News • Nov. 19, 2015
"I did not come to set up a new empire on earth," declared Jesus, turning to the Zealot.
From Men Called Him Master by Smith, Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen)
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