Noun
der Fanatismus
fanaticism
C2
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Meanings
Noun
- fanaticism
Example sentence
Sein Fanatismus schreckte die Freunde ab.
His fanaticism put his friends off.
Word forms
singular
der Fanatismus
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Fanatismus
Accusativeden Fanatismus
Dativedem Fanatismus
Genitivedes Fanatismus
Fanatismus has no common plural.
Usage
- religiöser Fanatismus — extreme, intolerant zeal in a religious context
- Fanatismus / Begeisterung — fanaticism is strongly critical, unlike ordinary enthusiasm
Der Essay warnt vor dem Fanatismus seiner Hauptfigur.
The essay warns about its main character's fanaticism.