zeal
[ zeel ]
/ zil /
noun
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
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Origin of zeal
1350–1400; Middle English zele<Late Latin zēlus<Greek zêlos
OTHER WORDS FROM zeal
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British Dictionary definitions for zeal
zeal
/ (ziːl) /
noun
fervent or enthusiastic devotion, often extreme or fanatical in nature, as to a religious movement, political cause, ideal, or aspiration
Word Origin for zeal
C14: from Late Latin zēlus, from Greek zēlos
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