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zeal
(encz) | zeal,elán pro něco (for...) n: tata |
zeal
(encz) | zeal,horlivost n: [obec.] mamm |
zeal
(encz) | zeal,nadšení n: tata |
zeal
(encz) | zeal,úsilí n: Ota |
zeal
(encz) | zeal,zápal n: [obec.] mamm |
Zeal
(gcide) | Zeal \Zeal\, v. i.
To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] --Bacon.
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Zeal
(gcide) | 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.]
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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.
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I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but
not according to knowledge. --Rom. x. 2.
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A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to
subvert with little care what shall be established.
--Johnson.
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2. A zealot. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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zeal
(wn) | zeal
n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
"he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
elan, zeal]
2: excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he
had an absolute zeal for litigation"
3: prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions";
"they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they
disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he
tried to explain his forwardness in battle" [syn:
readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness] |
zeal
(devil) | ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and
inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.
When Zeal sought Gratitude for his reward
He went away exclaiming: "O my Lord!"
"What do you want?" the Lord asked, bending down.
"An ointment for my cracked and bleeding crown."
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new zealand
(mass) | New Zealand
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new zealand
(encz) | New Zealand,Nový Zéland |
new zealander
(encz) | New Zealander,Novozélanďan |
overzealous
(encz) | overzealous,příliš horlivý Zdeněk Brož |
zealand
(encz) | Zealand,Zéland n: [zem.] PetrV |
zealot
(encz) | zealot,fanatik n: PetrVzealot,horlivec n: PetrVzealot,nadšenec n: PetrVzealot,zélóta n: [hist.] stoupenec nacionalistické židovské strany v
Judei za dob římské nadvlády PetrV |
zealotry
(encz) | zealotry,fanatismus n: PetrVzealotry,horlivost n: PetrV |
zealous
(encz) | zealous,horlivý adj: PetrVzealous,nadšený adj: Ritchie |
zealously
(encz) | zealously,horlivě adv: PetrV |
zealousness
(encz) | zealousness,horlivost n: PetrVzealousness,zanícenost n: PetrV |
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