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| Zeal | Zeal \Zeal\ (z[=e]l), n. [F. z[`e]le; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp. zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. ?, probably akin to ? to boil. Cf. {Yeast}, {Jealous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor. ``Ambition varnished o'er with zeal.'' --Milton. ``Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.'' --Dryden. ``Zeal's never-dying fire.'' --Keble. [1913 Webster] I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. --Rom. x. 2. [1913 Webster] A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to subvert with little care what shall be established. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. A zealot. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] |
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