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Webster 1913 Edition
Zeal
Zeal
(zēl)
, Noun.
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
,Verb.
I.
To be zealous.
[Obs. & R.]
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Zeal
ZEAL
,Noun.
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
They have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Romans 10.
A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to subvert, with little care what shall be established.
Definition 2024
zeal
zeal
English
Noun
zeal (countable and uncountable, plural zeals)
- The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
- Dryden
- Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
- Bible, Romans x. 2
- I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
- Dryden
- (obsolete) A zealot.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
- The collective noun for a group of zebras.
- 2012, Alex Kuskowski, Zeal of Zebras: Animal Groups on an African Safari, ISBN 1614802807, page 8:
- A zeal of zebras confuses predators. Each zebra has a different set of stripes.
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Synonyms
- (fervor): ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, intensity, passion
- (collective noun for zebras): dazzle, herd
Antonyms
- (fervor): apathy
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
fervor or devotion
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