All 11 Uses of
fanatic
in
The Chosen
- He walked on the balls of his feet, almost in imitation of a boxer's ring stance, and he was fanatically addicted to professional baseball.†
Chpt 1.1
- What annoyed him was their fanatic sense of righteousness, their absolute certainty that they and they alone had God's ear, and every other Jew was wrong,
Chpt 1.1 *fanatic = extremely enthusiastic
- Fanatic.†
Chpt 1.3
- Old Tony doesn't like fanatics, that's all.†
Chpt 1.4
- I don't think he's a fanatic.†
Chpt 1.4
- So I'm telling you, watch out for those fanatics.†
Chpt 1.4
- He's such a—a fanatic!†
Chpt 3.13
- "Reuven," my father said quietly, "the fanaticism of men like Reb Saunders kept us alive for two thousand years of exile.†
Chpt 3.13
- If the Jews of Palestine have an ounce of that same fanaticism and use it wisely, we will soon have a Jewish state.†
Chpt 3.13
- He would listen somberly, sigh, and repeat that he had no intention of quarreling with Reb Saunders, he respected his position in spite of its fanaticism.†
Chpt 3.14
- To hell with you and your fanatic father.†
Chpt 3.14
Definition:
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(fanatic) a person motivated by extreme enthusiasm (as for a cause) -- sometimes to a fault
or:
extremely enthusiastic -- sometimes to a fault