religious fanaticism
Fervent belief excess
Religious fanaticism is extreme, uncompromising devotion to religious beliefs, typically accompanied by intolerance toward other viewpoints and willingness to impose one's faith on others.
The fanatic sees no room for doubt or moderation: The bombing was attributed to religious fanaticism.
The term implies that fervor has crossed into dangerous territory—obsession that overrides reason, compassion, or civil norms.
- jihadistReligious warfare combatant
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- extremismIdeology beyond accepted norms
- true believerCompletely committed adherent
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
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Rejection of deities
irreligion · secularism · agnosticism · nonbelief · godlessness
religious fanaticismrationalism
Reason as knowledge source
scientific skepticism · empiricism · critical thinking · freethinking · intellectual humility
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