About The Word Zeal
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Zeal
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What's The Definition Of Zeal?
[n] excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"
[n] a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal" Synonyms | Synonyms for Zeal: elan Related Terms | Find terms related to Zeal: See Also | ardor | ardour | avidity | avidness | eagerness | fervency | fervidness | fervor | fervour | fire | keenness Zeal In Webster's Dictionary \Zeal\ (z[=e]l), n. [F. z[`e]le; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp.
zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. ?, probably akin to ? to boil.
Cf. {Yeast}, {Jealous}.]
1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in
favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest;
engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor. ``Ambition varnished o'er
with zeal.'' --Milton. ``Zeal, the blind conductor of the
will.'' --Dryden. ``Zeal's never-dying fire.'' --Keble.
I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but
not according to knowledge. --Rom. x. 2.
A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to
subvert with little care what shall be established.
--Johnson.
2. A zealot. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
\Zeal\, v. i. To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] --Bacon. |
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