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| bedazzle |
to dazzle or impress so entirely as to cause confusion or uncritical admiration. |
| fanatic |
one who has excessive and uncritical zeal or devotion to a principle, cause, religion, leader, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| fanatical |
driven by or springing from excessive and uncritical zeal. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. [1/2 definitions] |
| love affair |
an intense, sometimes uncritical enthusiasm for or interest in something. [1/2 definitions] |
| rah-rah |
(informal) exhibiting uncritical enthusiasm, esp. in support of a competing team. |
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