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Definition of zealous in English: zealousadjectiveˈzɛləsˈzɛləs Having or showing zeal. the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations Example sentencesExamples - Just how zealous is the religious right?
- They are also extremists of one kind or another who have devoted themselves to the zealous pursuit of their religious ideals.
- Now in their 50s, she and her husband are zealous promoters of the mission they began in 1981.
- Early radicalisation did not equal zealous ideological commitment.
- Her zealous commitment to politics is clearly something that Llosa sees as a special quality.
- Will we see these zealous litter police staking out public houses.
- Pastor Boichenko is indeed a zealous Pastor and evangelist always leading from the front.
- This was an act committed by one zealous serving girl who sinned thereby.
- Now we learn of retribution efforts aimed at those who tried to correct the zealous propaganda which drove this nation into war.
- His appeal is his integrity and an almost zealous commitment to his beliefs.
- Those words were rather extreme, sadly uneducated and overly zealous.
- Ann Lee and her immediate entourage were unbowed in their zealous commitment.
- He had been a fiery boy bursting with zealous defense of his friends.
- He is a zealous advocate for the rights of Irish immigrants and others as Chair of the Emerald Isle Immigration Centre.
- Missions were built and zealous Franciscan priests set about converting the Indians living in their pueblos.
- The schoolboys who wandered in to play cricket were chased away by a zealous guard who thoughtfully confiscated the ball.
- Throughout a pulsating and fiercely-contested match, Kendal were unable to please the zealous match official.
- You react with an intense and zealous activity designed to achieve your aims at all costs.
- Such zealous passion would seem to be the natural preserve of that dangerous species, the young man.
- The left wing still kind of exists now, but they're not so zealous.
Synonyms fervent, ardent, fervid, fiery, passionate, impassioned, devout, devoted committed, dedicated, enthusiastic, eager, keen, avid, sincere, wholehearted, hearty, earnest, vigorous, energetic, zestful, purposeful, forceful, intense, fierce, single-minded informal go-ahead, pushy rare perfervid
Derivatives nounˈzɛləsnəsˈzɛləsnəs If the EU Commission is thought to be acting with undue zealousness in the application of the pact it may work against the pro-euro cause in Britain, Denmark and Sweden. Example sentencesExamples - Infants brighten up in her presence and mothers listen to her with almost child-like zealousness.
- They defend their right to profit from patients' pain, suffering and death with a zealousness that is unmatched in the corporate world.
- Her new zealousness has become very personal and directed at people who supported her.
- Some who have testified say they're less worried that what they say will be leaked to the public than that it will get back to the agencies themselves, which are known for their zealousness in tracking down whistleblowers.
Origin Early 16th century: from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin zelus 'zeal, jealousy'. Definition of zealous in US English: zealousadjectiveˈzeləsˈzɛləs Having or showing zeal. the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations Example sentencesExamples - Her zealous commitment to politics is clearly something that Llosa sees as a special quality.
- Missions were built and zealous Franciscan priests set about converting the Indians living in their pueblos.
- Early radicalisation did not equal zealous ideological commitment.
- They are also extremists of one kind or another who have devoted themselves to the zealous pursuit of their religious ideals.
- He had been a fiery boy bursting with zealous defense of his friends.
- Just how zealous is the religious right?
- This was an act committed by one zealous serving girl who sinned thereby.
- Throughout a pulsating and fiercely-contested match, Kendal were unable to please the zealous match official.
- You react with an intense and zealous activity designed to achieve your aims at all costs.
- The schoolboys who wandered in to play cricket were chased away by a zealous guard who thoughtfully confiscated the ball.
- Pastor Boichenko is indeed a zealous Pastor and evangelist always leading from the front.
- He is a zealous advocate for the rights of Irish immigrants and others as Chair of the Emerald Isle Immigration Centre.
- Such zealous passion would seem to be the natural preserve of that dangerous species, the young man.
- Now we learn of retribution efforts aimed at those who tried to correct the zealous propaganda which drove this nation into war.
- The left wing still kind of exists now, but they're not so zealous.
- His appeal is his integrity and an almost zealous commitment to his beliefs.
- Ann Lee and her immediate entourage were unbowed in their zealous commitment.
- Now in their 50s, she and her husband are zealous promoters of the mission they began in 1981.
- Those words were rather extreme, sadly uneducated and overly zealous.
- Will we see these zealous litter police staking out public houses.
Synonyms fervent, ardent, fervid, fiery, passionate, impassioned, devout, devoted
Origin Early 16th century: from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin zelus ‘zeal, jealousy’. |