01 n. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; …
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Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.“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.
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A zealot.[Obs.]