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Added 9 October 2026

zeal

/ziːl/ noun

In Latin: studium, zēlus, ardor Wiktionary

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The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.
A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
A group of zebras.

noun

A light zomp.
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Origin

From Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂- (“to search”). Related to jealous.

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