Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal. synonym: passion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To entertain zeal; be zealous.
- noun Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; intense interest or endeavor; eagerness to accomplish or obtain some object.
- noun Synonyms Earnestness, Enthusiasm, etc. (see
eagerness ), warmth, fervor, heartiness, energy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.
- noun obsolete A zealot.
- intransitive verb Obs. & R. To be zealous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
fervor or tirelessdevotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance;diligent enthusiasm ;powerful interest .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun prompt willingness
- noun a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
- noun excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And this also is that which they call zeal for the glory of God, and the honour of Christ!
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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That which we call zeal for God is almost quite lost among us.
Several Practical Cases of Conscience Resolved 1616-1683 1965
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Yet we are faced today with the sad reality that our untempered zeal is a sign of immaturity.
Todd Bentley event cancelled; plus Debating the Lakeland Outpouring’s legacy 2008
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One thing that I have done and may do again, God willing, with more zeal is have a booth at local events to give out free information on the importance of being a round-the-clock wife and mother and related subjects.
A Look at the Past 2006
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Joshua Green writes, "In every Moore crowd an undercurrent of messianic zeal is detectable, and here a few zealots buttonholed passersby, animated by communist infiltrations and dark tidings of the Bavarian Illuminati."
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Joshua Green writes, "In every Moore crowd an undercurrent of messianic zeal is detectable, and here a few zealots buttonholed passersby, animated by communist infiltrations and dark tidings of the Bavarian Illuminati."
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In every Moore crowd an undercurrent of messianic zeal is detectable, and here a few zealots buttonholed passersby, animated by communist infiltrations and dark tidings of the Bavarian Illuminati.
Roy and His Rock 2005
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In every Moore crowd an undercurrent of messianic zeal is detectable, and here a few zealots buttonholed passersby, animated by communist infiltrations and dark tidings of the Bavarian Illuminati.
Roy and His Rock 2005
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When He that bowed the Heavens came to save sinners, Zacchaeus, great in zeal, but little of stature, beheld the Tree of Life from in the sycamore; lifted above the earth, he saw Jesus, Who called him: coming down in lowliness, he repenting, received Him; and so salvation came into his house, and he was shown forth a true son of Abraham.
Lenten Weblog 2005
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An enemy who employs 4GW tactics views whatever action he takes as one prong of a sustained campaign in the ser-vice of a political objective (and a political objective, despite all the focus on the bin Laden organization's religious zeal, is something bin Laden has).
Kristianto2010 commented on the word zeal
In her zeal to prepare a meal for us, she cut her index finger deeply.
February 19, 2011
bilby commented on the word zeal
I don't eat meat.
February 19, 2011