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• fanatick (obsolete)

語源

First attested in 1525. Learned borrowing from Latin fānāticus (“of a temple, divinely inspired, frenzied”), from fānum (“temple”). Influenced by French fanatique.

発音

• IPA: /fəˈnæt.ɪk/, (obsolete) /ˈfæ.nət.ɪk/
• (MLE) IPA: /fəˈnaʔɪk/
• 韻: -ætɪk
• 異形同音異義語: phonetic, phenetic (only in certain topolects with the met–mat merger)

形容詞

fanatic (comparative more fanatic, superlative most fanatic)

1. Fanatical.
   • 1817, Thomas Moore, Lalla Rookh […] ‎, London: Longman […] :

     But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast / To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.

2. (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.

派生語

名詞

fanatic (plural fanatics)

1. A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause.

   Synonym: freak

   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Cerberus: The Illusive Man Codex entry:

     The reclusive tycoon calling himself the Illusive Man is a human nationalist focused on advancing human interests, whatever the cost to non-humans. The Citadel Council regards him as a fanatic posing a serious threat to galactic security.

   • A zealot can't change his mind. A fanatic can't change his mind and won't change the subject. —Winston Churchill (attributed)
   • A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim. —George Santayana

派生語

参考

• fan
• crank
• extremist

参照

アナグラム

• actifan