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English Dictionary: [zeal]	by the DICT Development Group
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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).