kiihkoilija — meaning in English
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English meaning
- evangelist noun A person who preaches the Christian gospel, especially one who travels to hold public meetings and win converts.
- fanatic noun Someone with extreme, unshakeable enthusiasm for a cause, belief, or hobby.
- maniac noun An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- zealot noun Someone so committed to a cause or belief that they pursue it with extreme, often unreasonable intensity.
Senses
kiihkoilija is used for these senses in English:
- energumen A frantic and hysterical person.
- evangelist (by extension) A person marked by extreme enthusiasm for or support of any cause, particularly with regard to religion.
- fanatic A person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause.
- maniac (figurative) A fanatic, a person with an obsession.
- zealot One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
evangelist — full definition
- noun A person who preaches the Christian gospel, especially one who travels to hold public meetings and win converts.
- noun An enthusiastic advocate who works to persuade others to adopt a product, idea or technology.
- noun Any of the four writers traditionally credited with the New Testament gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.