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zeal#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 12
def a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
examples they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor
he felt a kind of religious zeal
Outgoing links
Hypernym eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness
Derivationally related form zeal → zealous
Incoming links
Derivationally related form zealous → zeal
Hyponym eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness

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