zeal

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ziːl/

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Noun

Singular zeal

Plural zeals

1. If someone has zeal, they work very hard at a certain goal.
   • Synonyms: ardor, devotion and fervor

   My brother is training with great zeal – he practices at every spare moment so that he can make the soccer team.

   St. Paul spread Christianity with zeal after his conversion.

Related words

• zealot
• zealous
• zealously