Defender and Zealot

Defender

Defender noun - Someone that protects.

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Zealot and defender are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Zealot" instead a noun "Defender".

Nearby Words: defend, defence, defended, defensive, defending

Zealot noun - One who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause.

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Defender and zealot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defender" instead a noun "Zealot".

Nearby Words: zealous, zealotry

complete	complete defender	complete zealot
true	true defender	true zealot
poor	poor defender	poor zealot
loyal	loyal defender	loyal zealot
Other adjectives: classic, local.

In the Roger Zelazny story "The Last Defender of Camelot", Merlin is a Knight Templar Principles Zealot, and the last knight of the round table winds up having to save the world from him.

Source: Myth / Merlin

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