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Definition
a person motivated by extreme enthusiasm (as for a cause) — sometimes to a fault
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extremely enthusiastic — sometimes to a fault
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extremely enthusiastic — sometimes to a fault
- THESE SELF-RIGHTEOUS FANATICS ARE NOT 'RELIGIOUS'—THEIR HOMEY WISDOM IS NOT 'MORALITY.'p. 613.7
- So Mr. Peabody had gone home to his parents, which left the second floor free of faculty; and the Physical Education fanatic on the fourth floor—the track-and-field coach, Mr. Tubulari—was also away for Christmas.p. 155.9
- Dan Needham hated madeup words, and he became quite boisterous on the subject of what wintertime events Mr. Tubulari was competing in; the fanatic had gone to Alaska, or maybe Minnesota.p. 156.6
There are no more uses of "fanatic" in A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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