selootti

Finnish

noun

Definitions

zealot member of the Zealot movement in Judea on the 1st century A.D. which rebelled against the Romans under the leadership of Judas of Galilee

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ζηλωτής (emulator, zealous admirer, follower).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ζηλωτής

Gloss

emulator, zealous admirer, follower

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

zelotes Latin
zēlōtēs Latin
ζηλωτής Ancient Greek
ζηλόω Ancient Greek
𐌶𐌴𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌴𐍃 Gothic