单词 | missionary zeal |
释义 | > as lemmasmissionary zeal missionary zeal n. the type of enthusiasm or fervour characteristic of a missionary; earnest or proselytizing support for a cause. ΚΠ 1822 C. M. Sedgwick New-Eng. Tale xiii. 205 The sins that have stirred up such a missionary zeal in that body of quakerism; will weigh very light in the scales of love. 1899 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 13 160 Broad views of trade solidarity, a propagandist enthusiasm, and a missionary zeal for the uniform minimum. 1917 E. Wharton Summer i. 9 Mr. Miles, the new Episcopal clergyman..had proposed, in a fit of missionary zeal, to take the young people down to Nettleton to hear an illustrated lecture on the Holy Land. 1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 4 Jan. 22/4 The senior team..may be young workaholics who display almost missionary zeal in their search for better management strategies and pragmatic solutions to their problems. < as lemmas |
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