Zelot
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See also: zelot
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin zēlōtēs, from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (zēlōtḗs). See zealot.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Zelot m (weak, genitive Zeloten, plural Zeloten, feminine Zelotin)
- (historical) zealot (member of the Zealot movement in Judea)
- (rare, higher register) zealot (zealous person)
- 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 565:
- Die Musik, das Rufen erinnerten an Aufpulverungsmethoden der Heilsarmee, erinnerten auch denjenigen daran, der, wie Hans Castorp, einem Gottesfest dieser aufgeräumten Zeloten noch niemals beigewohnt hatte.
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Declension
[edit]Declension of Zelot [masculine, weak]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Zelot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zelot” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Zelot” in Duden online
- Zelot on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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