Hypertext Webster Gateway: "zeal"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Zeal
an earnest temper; may be enlightened (Num. 25:11-13; 2 Cor.
7:11; 9:2), or ignorant and misdirected (Rom. 10:2; Phil. 3:6).
As a Christian grace, it must be grounded on right principles
and directed to right ends (Gal. 4:18). It is sometimes ascribed
to God (2 Kings 19:31; Isa. 9:7; 37:32; Ezek. 5:13).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
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.
I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but
not according to knowledge. --Rom. x. 2.
A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to
subvert with little care what shall be established.
--Johnson.
2. A zealot. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Zeal \Zeal\, v. i.
To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
2: excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he
had an absolute zeal for litigation"
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