English-Thai Dictionary
zeal
N ความ กระตือรือร้น จน เกินไป ความปรารถนา อย่างมาก ความ ขยันขันแข็ง การ มี ใจจดใจจ่อ ความเร่าร้อน kwam-kra-tru-rue-ron-jon-koen-pai
zealot
N ผู้ กระตือรือร้น เกินไป phu-kra-tru-rue-ron
zealotry
N ความ กระตือรือร้น หรือ ขยัน เกินไป ความเร่าร้อน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ZEAL
n.[Gr. , L.] Passionate ardor in the pursuit of any thing. In general, zeal is an eagerness of desire to accomplish or obtain some object, and it may be manifested either in favor of any person or thing, or in opposition to it, and in a good or bad cause. Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
They have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. Romans 1 :2.
A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to subvert, with little care what shall be established.
ZEALOT
n.Zelot. One who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor. It is generally used in dispraise, or applied to one whose ardor in intemperate and censurable. The fury of zealots was one cause of the destruction of Jerusalem.
ZEALOTICAL
a.Ardently zealous. [Little used. ]
ZEALOUS
a.Zelus. Warmly engaged or ardent in the pursuit of an object. Being thus saved himself, he may be zealous in the salvation of souls.
ZEALOUSLY
adv. Zelusly. With passionate ardor; with eagerness. It is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing. Galatians 4:18.
ZEALOUSNESS
n.Zelusness. The quality of being zealous; zeal.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ZEAL
Zeal, n. Etym: [F. zèle; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp. zelo, celo; from L.zelus, Gr. Yeast, Jealous. ]
1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor. "Ambition varnished o'er with zeal. " Milton. "Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. " Dryden. "Zeal's never-dying fire. " Keble. 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.
2. A zealot. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.
ZEAL
ZEAL Zeal, v. i.
Defn: To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] Bacon.
ZEALANT
ZEALANT Zeal "ant, n.
Defn: One who is zealous; a zealot; an enthusiast. [Obs. ] To certain zealants, all speech of pacification is odious. Bacon.
ZEALED
ZEALED Zealed, a.
Defn: Full of zeal; characterized by zeal. [Obs. ] "Zealed religion. " Beau. & Fl.
ZEALFUL
ZEALFUL Zeal "ful, a.
Defn: Full of zeal. [R.] Sylvester.
ZEALLESS
ZEALLESS Zeal "less, a.
Defn: Wanting zeal. Hammond.
ZEALOT
Zeal "ot, n. Etym: [F. zélote, L. zelotes, Gr. Zeal. ]
Defn: One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan. Zealots for the one [tradition ] were in hostile array against zealots for the other. Sir J. Stephen. In Ayrshire, Clydesdale, Nithisdale, Annandale, every parish was visited by these turbulent zealots. Macaulay.
ZEALOTICAL
ZEALOTICAL Zea *lot "ic *al, a.
Defn: Like, or suitable to, a zealot; ardently zealous. [R.] Strype.
ZEALOTISM
ZEALOTISM Zeal "ot *ism, n.
Defn: The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.
ZEALOTIST
ZEALOTIST Zeal "ot *ist, n.
Defn: A zealot. [Obs. ] Howell.
ZEALOTRY
ZEALOTRY Zeal "ot *ry, n.
Defn: The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal; fanatical devotion to a cause. Enthusiasm, visionariness, seems the tendency of the German; zeal, zealotry, of the English; fanaticism, of the French. Coleridge.
ZEALOUS
Zeal "ous, a. Etym: [LL. zelosus. See Zeal. ]
1. Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object. He may be zealous in the salvation of souls. Law.
2. Filled with religious zeal. [Obs. ] Shak. -- Zeal "ous *ly, adv. -- Zeal "ous *ness, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
zeal
zeal |zēl zil | ▶noun great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective: his zeal for privatization | Laura brought a missionary zeal to her work. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlos.
Zealand
Zea land |ˈzēlənd ˈzilənd | the principal island of Denmark, located between the Jutland peninsula and the southern tip of Sweden. Its chief city is Copenhagen. Danish name Sjælland.
zealot
zeal ot |ˈzelət ˈzɛlət | ▶noun a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. • ( Zealot ) historical a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until ad 70. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘member of an ancient Jewish sect ’): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun ‘be jealous, ’ from zēlos (see zeal ).
zealotry
zeal ot ry |zelətrē ˈzelətri | ▶noun fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism.
zealous
zeal ous |ˈzeləs ˈzɛləs | ▶adjective having or showing zeal: the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations. DERIVATIVES zeal ous ly adverb, zeal ous ness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin zelus ‘zeal, jealousy. ’
Oxford Dictionary
zeal
zeal |ziːl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective: his zeal for privatization | Laura brought a missionary zeal to her work. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlos.
Zealand
Zealand |ˈziːlənd | the principal island of Denmark, situated between the Jutland peninsula and the southern tip of Sweden. Its chief city is Copenhagen. Danish name Sjælland.
zealot
zealot |ˈzɛlət | ▶noun a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals. • ( Zealot ) historical a member of an ancient Jewish sect aiming at a world Jewish theocracy and resisting the Romans until ad 70. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘member of an ancient Jewish sect ’): via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek zēlōtēs, from zēloun ‘be jealous ’, from zēlos (see zeal ).
zealotry
zealotry |ˈzɛlətri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals; fanaticism.
zealous
zealous |ˈzɛləs | ▶adjective having or showing zeal: the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations. DERIVATIVES zealously adverb, zealousness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from a medieval Latin derivative of Latin zelus ‘zeal, jealousy ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
zeal
zeal noun Ross's zeal for football: passion, ardor, love, fervor, fire, avidity, devotion, enthusiasm, eagerness, keenness, appetite, relish, gusto, vigor, energy, intensity; fanaticism. ANTONYMS apathy, indifference.
zealot
zealot noun York was too much of a zealot for the party to endorse seriously: fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical, young Turk, diehard, true believer, activist, militant; bigot, dogmatist, sectarian, partisan; informal fiend, maniac, ultra, nut; eager beaver.
zealous
zealous adjective a zealous worker: fervent, ardent, fervid, fanatical, passionate, impassioned, devout, devoted, committed, dedicated, hard-core, enthusiastic, eager, keen, overkeen, avid, card-carrying, vigorous, energetic, intense, fierce; literary perfervid. ANTONYMS apathetic, indifferent. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
zeal
zeal noun his zeal for football: passion, zealousness, committedness, ardour, love, fervour, fire, avidity, fondness, devotion, devotedness, enthusiasm, eagerness, keenness, appetite, taste, relish, gusto; vigour, energy, verve, zest; rare fervency, ardency. ANTONYMS apathy, indifference.
zealot
zealot noun reforming zealots destroyed a vast collection of papers: fanatic, enthusiast, extremist, radical, Young Turk, diehard, activist, militant; bigot, dogmatist, sectarian, partisan; informal fiend, maniac, ultra, nut. ANTONYMS moderate.
zealotry
zealotry noun religious zealotry could lead to communal tension: fanaticism, zeal, zealousness, extremism, radicalism, militancy, dogmatism, bigotry, single-mindedness; vehemence, forcefulness. ANTONYMS apathy.
zealous
zealous adjective he is a zealous worker: 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. ANTONYMS apathetic, indifferent. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
zeal
zeal /ziːl /〖語源は 「競争 」〗(形 )zealous 名詞 U «仕事 目的に対する /…しようという » 熱意 , 情熱 «for , in /to do » (!特に職業 政治 宗教活動に関する事柄に用いる ) ▸ We were filled with a missionary zeal to spread our ideas .私たちは自分たちの考えを広めようという伝道者のような情熱に満ちていた
zealot
zeal ot /zélət /名詞 C 1 ｟しばしば非難して ｠熱狂者, 狂信者 .2 〖Z- 〗〘史 〙熱心党員 〘50 --70年にローマに反抗した愛国的なユダヤ人の一派の1人 〙.
zealous
zeal ous /zéləs / (! -ea-は /e /) →zeal 形容詞 more ～; most ～〈人が 〉 «…することに /…に » 熱心な , 熱狂的な «in do ing /for » ; 〖名詞 の前で 〗ひたむきな 〈行為など 〉 (!特に職業 政治 宗教活動に関する事柄に用いる ) ▸ a zealous policeman [effort ]熱心な警官 [ひたむきな努力 ]～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
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