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zeale

zeale is the archaic spelling of zeal.

Meaning of zeal

Noun (1)

zeal (countable and uncountable, plural zeals)

  1. The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
    • She extols the virtues of veganism with missionary zeal.
    Antonyms:
    apathy
  2. (obsolete) A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
    • […] like a malicious purblinde zeale as thou art!1614, Ben Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, London: Robert Allot, act v, scene 5, page 85
    Synonyms:
    zealot
  3. (collective) A group of zebras.
    • A zeal of zebras confuses predators. Each zebra has a different set of stripes.2012, Alex Kuskowski, Zeal of Zebras: Animal Groups on an African Safari, →ISBN, page 8
    Synonyms:
    dazzle, herd

Noun (2)

zeal (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) A light zomp.

Questions about zeale

What is zeale the archaic spelling of?
Zeale is the archaic spelling of zeal.

Words near zeale in the dictionary

  1. Zealandia
  2. Zealandian
  3. Zealandic
  4. zealant
  5. zealants
  6. zeale
  7. zealed
  8. zealexin
  9. zealexins
  10. zealful
  11. zealfully

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