zeal
noun/ziːl/
/ziːl/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- zeal (for/in something) great energy or enthusiasm connected with something that you feel strongly about
- her missionary/reforming/religious/political zeal
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- He burned with a reforming zeal.
- She had a true zeal for journalism.
- She went about the task with the zeal of an enthusiast.
- a crusading zeal to eradicate drug abuse
- their zeal in the promotion of education
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- excessive
- crusading
- …
- burn with
- have
- show
- …
- with zeal
- zeal for
- zeal in
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlos.
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