zeloot
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch zelote, from Latin zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zeːˈloːt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ze‧loot
- Rhymes: -oːt
Noun
zeloot m (plural zeloten, diminutive zelootje n)
- zealot, fanatic
- John O'Mill (Johan van der Meulen), "Guichelheil en guldenroede", appeared in 1979, August 18, in De Stem, page 7.
- Dies drentel ik maar blatend verder / in 't vage voetspoor van de Dood: / De Heer is lekker toch mijn herder / en ik een mal- maar geen zeloot!
- Thus I stroll ahead while bleating / in the vague trails of Death: / the Lord's my shepherd anyhoo / and I'm an idi- but no zealot!
- John O'Mill (Johan van der Meulen), "Guichelheil en guldenroede", appeared in 1979, August 18, in De Stem, page 7.
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