Definitions
Full of eager commitment to a cause or goal.
Word origin
From Middle English zelose, from Latin zēlōsus, from zēlus + -ōsus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”). By surface analysis, zeal + -ous. Doublet of jealous.
Used in a sentence
“Johnſon was truly zealous for the ſucceſs of "The Adventurer;" and very ſoon after his engaging in it, he wrote the following letter […]”
“Doubtless many will exclaim against the Roman Catholic Church for this; but the simple truth is that Protestantism was no less zealous against the new scientific doctrine.”
“Newt Gingrich […] left Congress in 1998, following GOP midterm-election losses that many blamed on his zealous pursuit of Bill Clinton's impeachment.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Full of enthusiasm”7 letters
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