English

Noun

zelator ‎(plural zelators)

1. A zealot; the male counterpart of a zelatrix.

See also

• zealot, zelatrix

Latin

Etymology

From zēlō ‎(“love ardently”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /zeːˈlaː.tor/, [zeːˈɫaː.tɔr]

Noun

zēlātor m ‎(genitive zēlātōris); third declension

1. zealous person; zealot

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

References

• zelator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ZELATOR in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “zelator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• zelator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016