Associations to the word «Fanatic»

Wiktionary

FANATIC, adjective. Fanatical.
FANATIC, adjective. (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
FANATIC, noun. A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause, especially in religion.

Dictionary definition

FANATIC, noun. A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill.
FANATIC, adjective. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche