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over-zeal|ˈəʊvəˈziːl|
[over- 29 d.]
Too great zeal; excess of zeal.
1747Mem. Nutrebian Crt. I. 92 An over-zeal to serve his friend. 1840Carlyle Heroes i. (1872) 36 King Olaf has been harshly blamed for his over-zeal in introducing Christianity. 1886P. Robinson Valley Teet. Trees 143 He..has never been accused of any excessive over-zeal for work.
So † ˈover-ˈzealed a. Obs. [over- 28], too much influenced by zeal, ‘ruled by too much zeal’ (T.).
1639Fuller Holy War iv. xxvi. (1647) 214 Thus was this good Kings judgement over-zealed. |