Thus the appellation of Whig was fastened on the Presbyterian zealots of Scotland and was transferred to those English politicians who showed a disposition to oppose the court and to treat Protestant Nonconformists with indulgence - The History of England from the Accession of James II. Volume 1 (of 5) by Thomas Babington Macaulay

The saints on the other hand mean the ancient republican zealots and fanatics who though they would willingly have joined in the destruction of Charles did not wish that Monmouth should succeed him but aimed at the restoration of the commonwealth - The Works Of John Dryden, Vol. 7 (of 18) The Duke of Guise; Albion and Albanius; Don Sebastian by John Dryden

Then the dance would grow fiercer and the chanting would break out anew while always the cherry stones rattled dismally and urged the zealots on - The Heritage of the Hills by Arthur P. Hankins