Zealous
['zeləs] or ['zɛləs]
Definition
(a.) Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.
(a.) Filled with religious zeal.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Ardent, eager, keen, earnest, fervent, fervid, warm, glowing, burning, fiery, passionate, enthusiastic, devoted, swift, prompt, ready, forward.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Ardent, anxious, earnest, enthusiastic, fervid, eager, steadfast,[See ARDENT]
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Examples
- Sam was there new oiled from dinner, with an abundance of zealous and ready officiousness. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The rector was the worst of all innocent mischief-makers--an over-zealous man. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Who would be enchanted to serve you; who would be so true, so zealous, and so faithful every day! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- On the other hand, the Secretary was discerning, discreet, and silent, though as zealous as if the affairs had been his own. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Nor was Eva less zealous in kind offices, in return. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But it is full of indignation to-night after undergoing the ordeal of consigning to the tomb the remains of a faithful, a zealous, a devoted adherent. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I was over-zealous in my younger time--I ran the risk of compromising myself and others. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He predicted the same fate to _attraction_, whereof the present learned are such zealous asserters. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- He has served the Colonel for five years as jockey and for seven as trainer, and has always shown himself to be a zealous and honest servant. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Nothing had come of her zealous intervention; nor could I infer, from what he told me, that any clue had been obtained, for a moment, to Emily's fate. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Quimbo, said Legree to another, who was making zealous demonstrations to attract his attention, ye minded what I telled ye? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Perhaps I shall get the credit also at some distant day, when I permit my zealous historian to lay out his foolscap once more--eh, Watson? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Believe me, Miss Pross, I don't approach the topic with you, out of curiosity, but out of zealous interest. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He is a zealous fellow: not very learned, and not very wise, I think--because I don't agree with him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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