zealots
Fervent cause devotees
Zealots are people who pursue a cause with excessive fervor, often to the point of fanaticism.
The word implies not just dedication but aggressive advocacy that brooks no compromise: The anti-smoking zealots succeeded in banning it from all public spaces.
Unlike enthusiasts, zealots tend to alienate others with their intensity. (Capitalized Zealots refers to the ancient Jewish sect.)
People deeply into something
- fanaticsObsessive believers
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- adherentsLoyal supporters of something
- championsContest winners, top performers
advocates · partisans · ideologues · activists · agitators · firebrands · crusaders · diehards
Intense emotional intensity
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
- vehemenceForceful emotional passion
- fervencyIntense emotional warmth
- passionIntense emotional drive
fire · ferocity · single-mindedness · obsession · relentlessness · unwavering · uncompromising · intransigent
enthusiasts
People deeply into something
champions · advocates · partisans · ideologues · activists · agitators · firebrands · crusaders · diehards · hardliners
fervor
Intense emotional intensity
passion · fire · ferocity · single-mindedness · obsession · relentlessness · unwavering · uncompromising · intransigent · unyielding
fanatic
Overly zealous person
- extremistOne holding fringe views
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
hardliner · militant · ideologue · purist · diehard · sectarian · dogmatist · crusader · partisan · absolutist
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- devoteesdevotee, devotees, adherent, adherents, follower
- enthusiastsenthusiasts, fans, devotee, enthusiast, buff
- followersfollowers, conformist, disciples, devotees, adherents
- supportersfan, patron, supporters, backers, backer
- fansfan, sports fan, superfan, superfans, die-hard fan
zealotsmoderates
Reduces intensity or extremity
fence-sitters · centrists · dilettantes · dabblers · cool heads
zealotspragmatists
Those valuing practical results
centrists · compromisers · moderates · pluralists · diplomats
zealotsbystanders
People present but uninvolved
spectators · nonpartisans · neutrals · abstainers · nonparticipants
zealous, zealot, overzealous, zealously, zealotry, zealousness, overzealousness, overzealously