What does "phanaticism" mean?

Archaic spelling of fanaticism.

What is a synonym for "phanaticism"?

Common synonyms include: agitation, authoritarianism, balkiness, bias, bibliolatry, bigotry.

Phanaticism

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Noun

1
Archaic spelling of fanaticism. alt-of, archaic, hypercorrect, uncountable
"I have ſeen a written teſtimony he has left, diſouning the King’s Church-ſupremacy, &c. The reſt ware taylors and other tradeſmen, bigot in ther phanaticiſm. Some whiſpered, the main deſigne of the yaught was to bring doune armes."

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agitation authoritarianism balkiness bias bibliolatry bigotry

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"I have ſeen a written teſtimony he has left, diſouning the King’s Church-ſupremacy, &c. The reſt ware taylors and other tradeſmen, bigot in ther phanaticiſm. Some whiſpered, the main deſigne of the yaught was to bring doune armes."

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