zeal
noun
Everyday
Great energy and eagerness in doing something, especially in serving a cause or a person. tree →
In the lessons
in tales, a servant or friend who works hard and eagerly to help a ruler or a cause
Examples
- She worked with zeal to finish the picture. tree →
- His zeal for football made him train every day. tree →
- The guard showed great zeal in keeping the gate. tree →
- Students with zeal often learn fast. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
Fierce devotion to God and His law, and also God's own passionate care for His people.
Interpretation. Tradition praises zeal for God's honor, as in Pinchas. It also warns that zeal can be misused, as Jehu's boastful zeal shows.
Examples
- The zeal of the LORD of hosts doth perform this. (Prophets ISA.9.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words. (Writings PSA.119.139, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said: 'Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.' So they made him ride in his chariot. (Prophets 2KI.10.16, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «zeal» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «zeal» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «zeal» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «zeal» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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