Fanatic
noun
A person who is very strongly interested in and who wants others to share their enthusiasm, especially in relation to a belief, idea, or activity.
He's an absolute fanatic about all things technology.
Often appears as...
- religious fanatic
- sports fanatic
adjective
Filled with or expressing excessive zeal.
His fanatic obsession with the team led him to paint his entire house in their colors.
Often appears as...
- fanatic enthusiasm
- fanatic devotion
noun
A person who is very strongly interested in and who wants others to share their enthusiasm, especially in relation to a belief, idea, or activity.
He's an absolute fanatic about all things technology.
Often appears as...
- religious fanatic
- sports fanatic
adjective
Filled with or expressing excessive zeal.
His fanatic obsession with the team led him to paint his entire house in their colors.
Often appears as...
- fanatic enthusiasm
- fanatic devotion
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Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Indicates someone's extreme passion, which can be positive or negative depending on context.
Her fanatic dedication to preserving nature made her a local hero.
Pro Tip 2/3Sharing Enthusiasm
A fanatic often tries to get others to be as passionate as they are.
As a diet fanatic, he always encourages friends to try his healthy recipes.
Pro Tip 3/3Niche Interests
This term is often used for interests outside of mainstream, like a specific band or game.
She's a fanatic about underground punk bands, attending every show possible.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Indicates someone's extreme passion, which can be positive or negative depending on context.
Her fanatic dedication to preserving nature made her a local hero.
Pro Tip 2/3Sharing Enthusiasm
A fanatic often tries to get others to be as passionate as they are.
As a diet fanatic, he always encourages friends to try his healthy recipes.
Pro Tip 3/3Niche Interests
This term is often used for interests outside of mainstream, like a specific band or game.
She's a fanatic about underground punk bands, attending every show possible.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Level
Indicates someone's extreme passion, which can be positive or negative depending on context.
Her fanatic dedication to preserving nature made her a local hero.
Pro Tip 2/3Sharing Enthusiasm
A fanatic often tries to get others to be as passionate as they are.
As a diet fanatic, he always encourages friends to try his healthy recipes.
Pro Tip 3/3Niche Interests
This term is often used for interests outside of mainstream, like a specific band or game.
She's a fanatic about underground punk bands, attending every show possible.
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Caleb Chung: Come play...
of the character. Now, this is not -- we're character designers, right? And we're still trying to keep with the real character. So, now you go back and you cover the whole thing with clay. Now you start doing the sculpture for this. And you can see we got a guy from -- who's just a fanatic about dinosaurs to do the sculpting for us, down to the spoon-shaped teeth and everything.
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The danger of science...
fanatics at all they were thoughtful people educated people decent people they were exactly like the people in this room and it it just disturbed me so much but then I thought you know let's be honest we're at a point in this world where we don't have the same relationship to progress that we used to
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Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
in that they offer marvelous prospects, while, nonetheless, reducing pressure on energy and resources. But they will have a dark side. In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower just one fanatic, or some weirdo with a mindset of those who now design computer viruses,
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The mystery box PIPE JJ...
It's funny, I'm an -- as I said, Apple fanatic -- and one day, about a year or so ago, I was signing on online in the morning to watch Steve Jobs' keynote, because I always do. And he came on, he was presenting the video iPod, and what was on the enormous iPod behind him?
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Why global jihad is...
the the far enemy the supply of of young men willing to fight and die for this cause is dwindling the supply of money just as important more important perhaps the supply of money to this activity is also dwindling the the wealthy fanatics who were previously
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The danger of science...
weren't actually fanatics at all. They were thoughtful people, educated people, decent people. They were exactly like the people in this room. And it just disturbed me so much. But then I thought, you know, let's be honest. We're at a point in this world
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The Strange Tail of...
and reading books on dinosaurs as all young dinosaur fanatics do but then even as a child you notice that some parts of the world are really underrepresented in particular africa there are a lot of reasons that not many fossils have been found in africa
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Bobby Ghosh: Why global...
The supply of young men willing to fight and die for this cause is dwindling. The supply of money — just as important, more important perhaps — the supply of money to this activity is also dwindling. The wealthy fanatics who were previously
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Islamophobia killed my...
It's December 27, the morning of my brother's wedding day. He asks me to come over and comb his hair in preparation for his wedding photo shoot. A 23-year-old, six-foot-three basketball, particularly Steph Curry, fanatic --
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What it's like to be a...
it's great to meet you. Let me tell you who I am. I'm a mom, a coffee lover -- double espresso, cream on the side. I'm an introvert. I'm a wannabe fitness fanatic.
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Caleb Chung: Come play...
of the character. Now, this is not -- we're character designers, right? And we're still trying to keep with the real character. So, now you go back and you cover the whole thing with clay. Now you start doing the sculpture for this. And you can see we got a guy from -- who's just a fanatic about dinosaurs to do the sculpting for us, down to the spoon-shaped teeth and everything.
Video examples
The danger of science...
fanatics at all they were thoughtful people educated people decent people they were exactly like the people in this room and it it just disturbed me so much but then I thought you know let's be honest we're at a point in this world where we don't have the same relationship to progress that we used to
Video examples
Sir Martin Rees: Earth...
in that they offer marvelous prospects, while, nonetheless, reducing pressure on energy and resources. But they will have a dark side. In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower just one fanatic, or some weirdo with a mindset of those who now design computer viruses,
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The mystery box PIPE JJ...
It's funny, I'm an -- as I said, Apple fanatic -- and one day, about a year or so ago, I was signing on online in the morning to watch Steve Jobs' keynote, because I always do. And he came on, he was presenting the video iPod, and what was on the enormous iPod behind him?
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Why global jihad is...
the the far enemy the supply of of young men willing to fight and die for this cause is dwindling the supply of money just as important more important perhaps the supply of money to this activity is also dwindling the the wealthy fanatics who were previously
Video examples
The danger of science...
weren't actually fanatics at all. They were thoughtful people, educated people, decent people. They were exactly like the people in this room. And it just disturbed me so much. But then I thought, you know, let's be honest. We're at a point in this world
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The Strange Tail of...
and reading books on dinosaurs as all young dinosaur fanatics do but then even as a child you notice that some parts of the world are really underrepresented in particular africa there are a lot of reasons that not many fossils have been found in africa
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Bobby Ghosh: Why global...
The supply of young men willing to fight and die for this cause is dwindling. The supply of money — just as important, more important perhaps — the supply of money to this activity is also dwindling. The wealthy fanatics who were previously
Video examples
Islamophobia killed my...
It's December 27, the morning of my brother's wedding day. He asks me to come over and comb his hair in preparation for his wedding photo shoot. A 23-year-old, six-foot-three basketball, particularly Steph Curry, fanatic --
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What it's like to be a...
it's great to meet you. Let me tell you who I am. I'm a mom, a coffee lover -- double espresso, cream on the side. I'm an introvert. I'm a wannabe fitness fanatic.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
American Actress
My mother always helped me because she was kind of a research fanatic. When she would write a screenplay, there would be so much research all over the walls. And so when I started working as an actress, I would do the same thing. She instilled in me a love of taking everything very seriously. It didn't matter what it was.
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Pauley Perrette
American Actress
Pauley Perrette: I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me on NCIS because I was comfortable with the language, I had studied criminal science in school for years.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic... The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the end of time are two different things.
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Prodigy
American Musician
I don't want fans anymore, because the definition of a fan is a fanatic. The people who buy my product and ride with me are my supporters, not fanatics.
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Eoin Morgan
Irish Athlete
I was helped by the fact that my dad is a cricket fanatic and that my three brothers and two sisters all played. It's just part of our family.
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James P. Hogan
British Author
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.
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Olivia Holt
American Actress
I will always and forever be a high-waisted jean short fanatic.
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Dan Gable
American Wrestler
I've been a fanatic about working out all my life.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
American Actress
My mother always helped me because she was kind of a research fanatic. When she would write a screenplay, there would be so much research all over the walls. And so when I started working as an actress, I would do the same thing. She instilled in me a love of taking everything very seriously. It didn't matter what it was.
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Pauley Perrette
American Actress
Pauley Perrette: I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me on NCIS because I was comfortable with the language, I had studied criminal science in school for years.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic... The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the end of time are two different things.
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Prodigy
American Musician
I don't want fans anymore, because the definition of a fan is a fanatic. The people who buy my product and ride with me are my supporters, not fanatics.
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Eoin Morgan
Irish Athlete
I was helped by the fact that my dad is a cricket fanatic and that my three brothers and two sisters all played. It's just part of our family.
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James P. Hogan
British Author
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.
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Olivia Holt
American Actress
I will always and forever be a high-waisted jean short fanatic.
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Dan Gable
American Wrestler
I've been a fanatic about working out all my life.
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