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fanaticism

Obsessive devotion combined with thoroughly invasive attempts to convert people to whatever is being devoted to.

Devotion alone is not harmful. Teaching people about one's devotions or beliefs isn't harmful.

But people are completely out-of-line when they force people into unwilling bondage with the threat of death.

Usually, fanaticism is driven by power-hunger, corruption given by power, the strong desire to be considered right, misinterpretation of religious texts or other manifestos and documents, and/or insanity.

It's not often monetarily driven. That problem is usually called greed, an obsession with money. (Which I suppose might be a type of fanaticism.)
It is not belief, but fanaticism, that is the cause of many of the world's problems.

Some Christians either have a rather blasé attitude towards their faith, or they practise raving fanaticism which would be dangerous to the public at large if carried out in office. (Many Protestant churches are possesed by fanaticism.) These two stereotypes give Christianity a bad, bad, bad image that it's rather undeserving of, as most Christians are moderates, or are the blasé kind aforementioned.

Similarly, the Crusades and the Inquisitions were rather embarrassing fanatical events in history that have nothing to do with the message of Christ, but with the craze of power and being right.

Communism during the Cold War was sometimes fanaticism rooted in a state cult (like Stalinism), or in atheism. This fanaticism led to the deaths of many religious people, guilty of little to nothing else.

The fanaticism of the Ku Klux Klan led to the unwarranted deaths of many African Americans.

Nazi fanaticism killed Jews, communists, homosexuals, Catholics, and soldiers who could all have been doing something more useful than dying.

So, therefore, I believe strongly that it's not Christianity, Islam, Republicanism, Democratism, liberality, conservatism, Zionism, Judaism, capitalism, communism, socialism, dictatorship, or any other belief or circumstance which causes trouble. It is when these things hold too much influence over our lives and cause us to do horrible things. Or, fanaticism.
by TarkanAttila22 July 24, 2010
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Fanarcissist

A big fan of his or her own self. An individual with a larger than life ego/self image. Someone with a way too high opinion of him/herself. Usually an only child totally spoiled by parents.
you should see his myspace and facebook profiles, he's a shameless self-promoter. he's a total fanarcissist
by fan fan August 5, 2009
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Fanaphobia

General irrational fear of ceiling fans, or of having one fall on you.
My office has a ceiling fan, but because of my fananphobia, I can't go into that room.
I have fanaphobia, which means I'm irrationally terrified of ceiling fans.
by fluffycartoons October 13, 2015
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Fanagle

1. To Fanagle or the act of Fanagling would to be to pull an extreme hustle, to change the winds of fate into your favor.
2. The trailer-park way to do things often referred to as scandalous/shady
I didn't have the cash to get into the show, so i had to fanagle myself a ticket somehow.
by ...Shmo... January 13, 2007
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Faaz

A rich and handsome kid who can make people fall in love with his personality easily
I just wish I could be Faaz
by MYSTERIOUS MASTER April 17, 2021
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movie fanatic

someone that has somewhat of an addiction to/obsession with movies. this person is usually spending their paychecks on movie theatres and building his/her collection of DVDs, and usually have something such as a bookshelf to store/display their movies. They will sometimes attempt to get bootleg copies of movies before they come out in theatres for the public.
Paul: Hey Frank, do you want to go see Dead or Alive with me when it comes out?
Mike: I totally have a bootleg of that sh*t on my computer at home, you can come over and watch it anytime.
Paul: Mike, you're such a movie fanatic.
by River702 November 25, 2006
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fagazy

a brooklyn word. means shaky at best or questionable. commonly used in new york city, especially brooklyn.
The theories behind climate control are definitely fagazy.
by Firefighter Ken December 19, 2009
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