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fanaticism

/fəˈnæɾ.ɪ.sɪ.zm̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
fa-nati-cism
IPA
/fəˈnæɾ.ɪ.sɪ.zm̩/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. ▲ French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fanaticism From fanatic + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fəˈnæɾ.ɪ.sɪ.zm̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fanaticisms (plural) phanaticism (alternative, archaic)

Synonyms

fanatism zealotry

Questions

How do you pronounce fanaticism?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈnæɾ.ɪ.sɪ.zm̩/.
What does fanaticism mean?
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
Where does fanaticism come from?
Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. ▲ French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fanaticism From fanatic + -ism.

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