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Zeal

Zeal

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Zeal (Gk., zelos, ‘be hot, boil’). Enthusiasm which may become intemperate, and thus an ambiguous religious emotion. The Septuagint used zelos to translate Heb., qana, ‘to be dyed red’, which expresses the visible change of appearance of those under strong emotion. In Jewish scripture, the zeal of God expresses his involvement in his chosen people, and this zeal may be expressed as anger or mercy. Conversely, people are full of zeal for God, (Psalm 69. 5), but zealots are not unambiguously good people. In the New Testament, the same ambiguity continues: Paul regarded himself as a zealot for the traditions of Judaism when he tried to destroy the new movement which became Christianity (Galatians 1. 14), and zelos (or zeloi in the plural) are included in his list of vices in Galatians 5. 20 and 2 Corinthians 12. 21. Yet equally, he praises the Christians at Corinth for their zeal for the good of others.
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Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary | 1986 | Copyright

711. Zeal

  1. Bows, Mr. crippled fiddler with intense feelings. [Br. Lit.: Pendennis ]
  2. Cedric of Rotherwood zealous about restoring Saxon independence. [Br. Lit.: Ivanhoe ]
  3. Faustus, Doctor zealous for universal knowledge; sells soul to Lucifer. [Medieval Legend and Ger. Lit.: Faust ; Br. Lit.: Doctor Faustus ]
  4. flaming heart attribute of St. Augustine; symbol of religious fervor. [Art: Hall, 123]
  5. Merridew, Jack boy with lust for authority and killing. [Brit. Lit.: Lord of the Flies ]
  6. Olsen, Jimmy eager-beaver cub reporter and Superman’s friend. [Comics: “Superman” in Horn, 341]
  7. Palace Guard term used in alluding to Richard Nixon’s zealous, ardent staff, with reference to Watergate and cover-up. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]
  8. white dittany traditional symbol of zeal. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 173]
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

zeal (in biblical language) fervour XIV; †ardent love, fervent longing XV; intense ardour in a pursuit XVI. ME. zele — late L. zēlus — Gr. zêlos.
So zealot member of an ancient Jewish sect XVI; zealous person XVII. — late L. zēlōtēs — Gr. zēlōtḗs. zealous XVI. — medL. zēlōsus.
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A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

zeal Used in NT in both a bad sense—translated ‘jealousy’ (Acts 5: 17, NRSV, REB, NJB)—and a good sense (2 Cor. 7: 7). Paul had a zeal for Judaism before he became an apostle for Christ (Gal. 1: 14), and ‘zeal’ implied more than mere fervour but rather a readiness to defend Judaism by force (1 Macc. 2: 24).
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

zeal / zēl/ • n. great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective: his zeal for privatization.

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Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms | 1985 | Copyright

Zeal

of zebras: zebras collectively.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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