fanaticism
noun[U]
uk/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us/fəˈnæt̬.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/disapproving
extremebeliefsthat mayleadtounreasonableorviolentbehaviour:
religiousfanaticism
Fanaticism has alreadydestroyedcountlesslives.
informal
extremeinterestin something, to adegreethat somepeoplefindunreasonable:
the fanaticism offootballfans
Hisfitnessfanaticism sets himapartfrom hisfriends.
See
fanatical
- Theyurgeyoungpeopletostayaway from allformsof fanaticism andextremism.
- Ideological fanaticismfuelstheiranger.
- Fanaticism andterrorismhave noplaceinreligion.
Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avidity
- boosterism
- commotion
- flirtation
- frenzy
- friskiness
- frisson
- frolic
- get-up-and-go
- hubbub
- perkiness
- physicality
- piquancy
- pizzazz
- pzazz
- whirl
- zealousness
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Excited, interested and enthusiastic