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Definition of "zeal" []

  • Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance. See Synonyms at passion. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "zeal" in a sentence
  • "And this also is that which they call zeal for the glory of God, and the honour of Christ!"
  • "That which we call zeal for God is almost quite lost among us."
  • "Yet we are faced today with the sad reality that our untempered zeal is a sign of immaturity."