Zeal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ziːl|
Brit.
|ziːl|
noun
- a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) (syn: ardor, ardour, elan)
he felt a kind of religious zeal
- excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some endhe had an absolute zeal for litigation
- prompt willingness (syn: eagerness, forwardness, readiness)they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority
Extra examples
In her zeal to impress others, she made many blunders.
He approached the job with missionary zeal.
In their zeal to catch drug dealers, police have ignored citizens' basic civil rights.
Does she have enough zeal to finish the project?
He spoke about the project with evangelical zeal.
She studied for the test with monastic zeal.
...being rewarded for the unflagging zeal with which she led the fund-raising campaign...
Many young people have an admirable messianic zeal about them.
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