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zeal
[zeel] 
,–noun
| fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME zele < LL zēlus < Gk zêlos
1350–1400; ME zele < LL zēlus < Gk zêlos
Related forms:
zealless, adjective
Synonyms:
intensity, passion.
intensity, passion.
Antonyms:
apathy.
apathy.
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| zeal (zēl) n. Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance. See Synonyms at passion. [Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zēlus, from Greek zēlos.] |
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Zeal
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
Zeal\, v. i. To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] --Bacon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : zeal
Spanish:
entusiasmo,
German:
der Eifer,
Japanese:
熱心
zeal
1382, from L.L. zelus "zeal, emulation" (cf. O.Fr. zel, It. zelo, Sp. celo), a Church word, from Gk. zelos "zeal, ardor, jealousy," which is of uncertain origin. Zealous first recorded 1535.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Zeal
an earnest temper; may be enlightened (Num. 25:11-13; 2 Cor. 7:11; 9:2), or ignorant and misdirected (Rom. 10:2; Phil. 3:6). As a Christian grace, it must be grounded on right principles and directed to right ends (Gal. 4:18). It is sometimes ascribed to God (2 Kings 19:31; Isa. 9:7; 37:32; Ezek. 5:13).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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