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fanaticism
1. An excessive intolerance of opposing views.
2. An excessive, irrational zeal.
3. A fanatical character, spirit, or conduct.
2. An excessive, irrational zeal.
3. A fanatical character, spirit, or conduct.
The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan values and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism.
Fanaticism is often zeal without knowledge or without a rational basis.