Definitions for Zeal
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ardor, ardour, elan, zealnoun

   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"

2. zealnoun

   excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end

   "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"

3. readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardnessnoun

   prompt willingness

   "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zealnoun

   The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

2. Etymology: First coined in 1382, from zele, from zel, from zelus, from ζήλος, from ζηλόω. Cognate to jealous.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ZEALnoun

   Passionate ardour for any person or cause.

   Etymology: ζῆλος, zelus, Latin.

   This present age, wherein zeal hath drowned charity and skill; meekness will not now suffer any man to marvel, whatsoever he shall hear reproved by whomsoever. Richard Hooker.

   If I had had time to have made new liveries, I would have bestowed the thousand pound I borrowed of you: but it is no matter, this poor show doth better; this doth infer the zeal I had to see him. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   O Cromwell, Cromwell!
   Had I but serv’d my God with half the zeal
   I serv’d my king, he would not in mine age
   Have left me naked to mine enemies. William Shakespeare.

   Among the seraphims
   Abdiel, than whom none with more zeal ador’d
   The Deity, and divine commands obey’d,
   Stood up, and in a flame of zeal severe,
   The current of his fury thus oppos’d. John Milton, Parad. Lost.

   Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden.

   She with such a zeal the cause embrac’d,
   As women, where they will, are all in haste;
   The father, mother, and the kin beside,
   Were overborne by the fury of the tide. Dryden.

   The princes applaud with a furious joy,
   And the king seiz’d a flambeau with zeal to destroy. Dryden.

   Seriousness and zeal in religion is natural to the English. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   Good men often blemish the reputation of their piety by over-acting some things in their religion; by an indiscreet zeal about things wherein religion is not concerned. John Tillotson.

   True zeal seems not to be any one single affection of the soul; but rather a strong mixture of many holy affections; rather a gracious constitution of the whole mind, than any one particular grace, swaying a devout heart, and filling it with all pious intentions; all not only uncounterfeit, but most fervent. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.

   When the sins of a nation have provoked God to forsake it, he suffers those to concur in the most pernicious counsels for enslaving conscience, who pretend to the greatest zeal for the liberty of it. Edward Stillingfleet.

   This rebellion has discovered to his majesty, who have espoused his interests with zeal or indifference. Joseph Addison, Freeh.

   A scorn of flattery and a zeal for truth. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zeal

   Zeal is a great energy, enthusiasm or passion in pursuit of a cause or objective. It is a feeling of strong eagerness and intense interest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zealnoun

   passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor

2. Zealnoun

   a zealot

3. Zealverb

   to be zealous

4. Etymology: [F. zle; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp. zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. , probably akin to to boil. Cf. Yeast, Jealous.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zeal

   zēl, n. boiling or passionate ardour for anything: enthusiasm.—n. Zeal′ant (Bacon), a zealot or enthusiast.—adj. Zeal′less, wanting zeal.—ns. Zealot (zel′ot), one full of zeal: an enthusiast: a fanatic: one of a fanatical Jewish party whose restless opposition to the Roman domination finally brought about the ruin of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.; Zealotism (zel′-), the character of a zealot; Zealotry (zel′-).—adj. Zealous (zel′-), full of zeal: warmly engaged or ardent in anything.—adv. Zealously (zel′-).—n. Zealousness (zel′-). [O. Fr. zele&mmdash;L. zelus—Gr. zēlos, zeein, to boil. Cf. Yeast.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zeal

   The feeling you have before you secure the thing, as compared with "Stung," which is your condition after you have captured it.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. zeal

   A quality essentially requisite in forming the character of an efficient officer, since it comprehends ardour for the service, prompt obedience to orders, cheerful disposition, and a studious application to professional science.

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1. ZEAL

   What does ZEAL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ZEAL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ZEAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Zeal is ranked #120901 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Zeal surname appeared 143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Zeal.
   
   92.3% or 132 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Fervor
   • Willingness

Anagrams for Zeal »

1. laze

How to pronounce Zeal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Zeal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zeal in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Zeal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Zeal in a Sentence

1. The Hitopadesa:

   A feverish display of over-zeal, At the first outset, is an obstacle To all success; water, however cold, Will penetrate the ground by slow degrees.

2. Charles Buxton:

   Experience shows that success is due less to ability that to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul.

3. Hosea Ballou:

   Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

4. Butler:

   Hypocrisy will serve as well To propagate a church as zeal; As persecution and promotion Do equally advance devotion: So round white stones will serve, they say, As well as eggs, to make hens lay.

5. Richard Steele:

   Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratification.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Zeal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zeal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Zeal
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Zeal
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Zeal
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Zeal
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Zeal
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html