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Meaning of zelotes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[zeːˈɫoː.teːs]

Definitions

  1. a person who loves with jealousy; a jealous person
    declension-1
  2. a zealot or one who is zealous for a cause
    declension-1

Examples

“Nōn adōrābis ea, neque colēs: ego sum Dominus Deus tuus fortis, zēlōtēs, vīsitāns inīquitātem patrum in fīliōs, in tertiam et quārtam generātiōnem eōrum quī ōdērunt mē.”

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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