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zeal

[ zeel ]

noun

  1. fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.

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zeal

/ ³ú¾±Ë±ô /

noun

  1. fervent or enthusiastic devotion, often extreme or fanatical in nature, as to a religious movement, political cause, ideal, or aspiration
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  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·³ú±ð²¹±ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of zeal1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English zele, from Late Latin ³úŧ±ô³Ü²õ “jealousy, rivalry,†from Greek ³úê±ô´Ç²õ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of zeal1

C14: from Late Latin ³úŧ±ô³Ü²õ, from Greek ³úŧ±ô´Ç²õ
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To the script’s credit and Midthunder’s convincing zeal, Sherry has her own motives for making it work, including a need to stick up for the weak.

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“Red Scare†is a tapestry of individual dramas and miniature paranoid thrillers, each defined by the zeal of the age, a few resulting in the actual apprehension of Soviet spies.

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His zeal for attacking Trump’s political enemies would follow him into the FBI director’s office.

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He loved and often worked in L.A. but he loved San Francisco, with that particular zeal of people who call that city “the city.â€

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The prime minister has a zeal to harness its opportunities.

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