Noun: fanatic fu'na-tik
- A person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, especially in religious or political matters
"Religious fanatics sometimes resort to violence to defend their beliefs"
- A person obsessively devoted to a particular interest or activity
"He was a fitness fanatic who spent hours at the gym every day";
- fiend [informal]
- Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
"The fanatic supporters refused to leave the stadium after the game";
- fanatical, overzealous, rabid
Derived forms: fanatics
See also: passionate
Type of: enthusiast, partisan, partizan [rare]
Encyclopedia: Fanatic