passion of a convert

New believer's intensity

The passion of a convert describes the intense, often excessive enthusiasm of someone newly committed to a cause, belief, or practice.

Recent converts frequently display more fervor than those raised in a tradition, eager to prove their commitment and share their discovery: She quit smoking last month and now lectures everyone with the passion of a convert.

The phrase often carries a hint of gentle mockery—suggesting zeal that may mellow with time.

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rush · proselytism · fervor · fire and brimstone · testifying · conviction · blind faith · preaching · burn · advocacy · ardor · born-again · devotion · spark · dogma · neophyte · ideology · tear

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intensity and duration of commitment

passion of a convertburnout

Chronic occupational depletion

going through the motions

source of conviction

passion of a convertborn into it

cultural inheritance · doubt · skepticism · agnosticism

intensity and fervor

passion of a convertworld-weariness

Jaded disillusionment with life

apathy

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