zealotry

plural zealotries

1. countableuncountableSomething characteristic of a zealot; excessive zeal; fanaticism.

   Moderation is a wiser policy than zealotry, I think.

   2008, Christopher Paolini, “To Walk the Land Alone”, in Brisingr, page 75

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   These testosterone thumpers have repackaged and exaggerated the study, with a credulity born of zealotry, into articles with shitposty titles like “Trust The Science: Study Links Left-Wing Politics to Lower Testosterone,” casting it as hard proof of their hormonal theories of healthy politics.

   2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE