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Zeal

//zil// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. countable, uncountable

    "She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal."

  2. 2
    prompt willingness wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] like a malicious purblinde zeale as thou art!"

  4. 4
    excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end wordnet
  5. 5
    A group of zebras. collective, countable, uncountable

    "A zeal of zebras confuses predators. Each zebra has a different set of stripes."

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  1. 6
    a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to search”). Related to jealous.

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