At the same time it is a dangerous territory in which false analogies can 'inspire the courageous to foolhardiness and the inspired to fanaticism'.
For some, the widow's bravery in the face of the flames could be explained in terms of her religious fanaticism.
Fanaticism comes from a handful of dangerous people binding others to religious practice through fear.
In the deterioration of this character, earnestness inclines towards dejection, devotion towards fanaticism, love of freedom to enthusiasm.
A spirit of fanaticism and superstition had infected leading pastors.
Their irrationality, their propensity to violence and their inherent fanaticism required that collective action be promptly and decisively quelled.
He juxtaposes the gradual emergence of tolerance with outbreaks of fanaticism.
It is felt that this fanaticism might erupt again if he were allowed to return to his district and to hear of recent occurrences.
