Zeal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Zeal	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Zeal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zeal n 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" Synonym(s): ardor, ardour, elan, zeal excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation" 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" Synonym(s): readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zeal \Zeal\ (z[emac]l), n. [F. z[8a]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. [bd]Ambition varnished o'er with zeal.[b8] --Milton. [bd]Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.[b8] --Dryden. [bd]Zeal's never-dying fire.[b8] --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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zeal \Zeal\, v. i. To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] --Bacon.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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).