Word: fanaticism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A championship is for everyone. From the star player to the team manager to the fanatic in the stands, everyone can share in a great victory.
The prisoner, now 68, no longer looks like even his most recent photograph, which was taken 20 years ago. Still an erect, broad-shouldered six-footer, he is much thinner, though he tells visitors that is because he wants to keep his weight down. His hair is gray, and his...
As Troyat points out, Chekhov "drew the line at glorifying the 'holy Russian muzhik.' " He knew better; his grandfather was a peasant and his father an incompetent grocer and religious fanatic who spent most of his time praying, preaching and beating his six children. The family lived in Taganrog, a...
The son of a construction worker and confessed fanatic, Vinny was presented his first football in a bassinet. It was the day he came home from the hospital. "When I think of it now I have to laugh," his father says, "but I also have to believe in God." To...
I wish only to add a personal thought about the difficulty of missionary work. It is natural to want to begin an interaction with small talk. There is nothing inherently deceptive or insincere about this element of social relations. Whether in a job interview or setting up a date, chit...