- plural of zealot.
zealots
Example Sentences
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The U.S. built the post-war world around rules—not because we are zealots about law, but because rules have helped us.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
Still, the ubiquity, complexity and accountability tax filing requires make it a good litmus test of the AI zealots and doomsayers’ beliefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Its activists have been derided as attention-seeking zealots and vandals and it is loathed by many for its disruptive direct action tactics.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
After making his way through a Romanian town filled with zealots warning Thomas of Orlok’s corruption, he finds himself alone, deep in the snowy woods.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
Religious zealots and religious dissenters were making noise while members of the Church of England and Unitarians like the Darwins also quietly questioned their faith.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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