Fanaticism ( page 166 ).
Questions.
1. What is fanaticism? bigotry? 2. What do fanaticism and bigotry commonly include? 3. What is intolerance? 4. What is the distinctive meaning of superstition? 5. What is credulity? Is it distinctively religious?
Examples.
—— is a senseless fear of God.
The fierce —— of the Moslems was the mainspring of their early conquests.
The —— that will believe nothing contrary to a creed is often joined with a blind —— that will believe anything in favor of it.