Both Uses of
fanatic
in
Childhood's End
- Suppose, for example, that one of your nations, led by some fanatical ruler, tried to revolt against me.†
Chpt 6 *
- Ben Salomon was no fanatic, but the memories of his childhood must have determined, to no small extent, the philosophy he was to put into practice.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
a person motivated by extreme enthusiasm (as for a cause) -- sometimes to a fault
or:
extremely enthusiastic -- sometimes to a fault
or:
extremely enthusiastic -- sometimes to a fault