zeal /zēl/

1. Intense (sometimes fanatical) enthusiasm
2. Activity arising from warm support or enthusiasm
3. Strong feeling, such as love, anger, etc, or passionate ardour (archaic)
4. A zealot (obsolete)

zealˈant or zelˈant noun (Bacon)

A zealot

zealˈful adjective

zealˈless adjective

zealot /zelˈət/ noun

1. An enthusiast
2. A fanatic
3. (with cap) a member of a militant Jewish sect vigorously opposing the Roman domination of Palestine until the ruin of Jerusalem in 70AD

zealotism /zelˈ/ noun

The character or actions of a zealot

zealotry /zelˈ/ noun

zealous /zelˈ/ adjective

1. Full of zeal
2. Keenly engaged in, or ardent in support of, anything
3. Devoted

zealously /zelˈ/ adverb

zealousness /zelˈ/ noun

• loyalists
• loyaller
• loyallest
• loyally
• loyalties
• loyal toast
• loyal toasts
• loyalty
• loyalty card
• loyalty cards
• loys
• lozell
• lozells
• lozen
• lozenge
• lozenged
• lozenges
• lozenge-shaped
• lozengy
• lozens
• LP
• Lp
• LPG
• L-plate
• L-plates