Assertion: fanatic | /r/HasProperty | marked by excessive enthusiasm
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text: Derivation: fanatic; fanatical (marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea)
text: Fanatic itself, introduced into English around 1550, means "marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion".
text: A fanatic is someone who is "marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion" (Merriam).