fanaticism
/fəˈnætəˌsɪzəm/fuh-NA-tuh-sih-zuhm
/fəˈnætəˌsɪzəm/fuh-NA-tuh-sih-zuhm
Meaningthe zeal of a fanatic
Common meaning: extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm
- fana holy place, a shrineLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 725 · scan
- aticadjective ending: of that kind
- ismnoun ending: belief or practice
Journey through time
- Latinfānum, -ī‘a holy place, a shrine’
- Englishfanatic‘one with wild, extreme zeal’
- Englishformed in English from fanaticfanaticism‘extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from fanatic + -ism.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FANATIC, p.203 · scan
Roots
- fānum, -ī Latin “a holy place, a shrine”
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