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Fanatismus

der Fanatismus

Fanatismus is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Fanatismus?

Fanatismus ends in -ismus, and nouns ending in -ismus are masculine: in a German dictionary, 100% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -ismus
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] uncompromising, ruthless use for generally enforcing something that you consider correctly alone

[1] kompromissloser, rücksichtsloser Einsatz dafür, etwas, das man für allein richtig hält, allgemein durchzusetzen

Examples

[1] "The Eastern European Hascala saw its main opponent in chassidism, which for Maskilim is the epitome of superstition, irrationality, un formation and religious fanaticism"

[1] „Ihren Hauptgegner sah die osteuropäische Haskala im Chassidismus, der für die Maskilim den Inbegriff von Aberglauben, Irrationalität, Unbildung und religiösem Fanatismus darstellte.“

[1] "I knew his fanaticism in this regard and didn't want to insist on it"

[1] „Ich kannte seinen Fanatismus in dieser Hinsicht und wollte nicht darauf beharren.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] Strangely enough, I had never found the old Derkum fanatic, but maybe my father had confused fanaticism and consistency with each other "

[1] „Merkwürdigerweise hatte ich den alten Derkum nie fanatisch gefunden, aber vielleicht hatte mein Vater Fanatismus und Konsequenz miteinander verwechselt.“

[1] "I am an appointment with Necla Kelek and would like to talk to her about fanaticism and fundamentalism"

[1] „Ich bin mit Necla Kelek verabredet und möchte mit ihr über Fanatismus und Fundamentalismus reden.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Fanatismus —
Genitiv des Fanatismus —
Dativ dem Fanatismus —
Akkusativ den Fanatismus —

Pronunciation

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