One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan.
One who is extremely or excessively devoted to a cause and vehemently active in supporting it; religious fanatic; member of a radically political and religious Jewish sect who openly resisted Roman rule in Palestine.
Name given by scholars to what might have been a group of Jews in the first century whose extremely nationalistic aspirations made them willing to instigate and suffer violence for the sake of establishing an independent Jewish homeland, freed from Roman/Hellenistic influence- although the evidence as to whether such a group was clearly defined is ambiguous.
A general term for one who exhibits great enthusiasm and dedication to a cause. Specifically, a member of an early Jewish group or perspective that advocated Jewish independance (see theocracy) from Rome. See also assassins.
one of the four sects of first century CE Judaism, this was a group of radicals who wanted to use force to oust the Romans and re-establish an independent theocratic Jewish state in Palestine.
a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans
a fanatically committed person
A Jew committed to rebellion and guerrilla warfare or terrorist activity against the Romans, 63 BCE–70 CE.
A Jew committed to rebellion and guerrilla warfare or terrorist activity against the Romans, 63 B.C.E.–70 C.E.
Someone zealous for the Torah; and in particular a member of a Jewish group, founded perhaps by Judas the Galilean in 6 C.E., made up of dedicated political activists that militarily opposed Greek then Roman rule in Palestine.