zeal
[ zeel ]
/ zil /
noun
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
Origin of zeal
1350–1400; Middle English
zele < Late Latin
zēlus < Greek
zêlos
OTHER WORDS FROM zeal
zeal·less, adjective un·der·zeal, nounExample sentences from the Web for zeal
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