Zeal

Noun

 * 1) The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.

Synonyms

 * ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, intensity, passion

Antonyms

 * apathy

Derived terms

 * zealot
 * zealotry
 * zealous

Related terms

 * jealous
 * jealousy

Adjectives for Zeal
untiring; equal; puritan; inconsiderate; unflagging; lofty; cruel; wise; undaunted; peaceful; reformatory; misguided; overtaxed; artistic; benevolent; ancestral; unflinching;  high-bred;   unselfish;   never-wearying; fervent; divine; wavering; accustomed; missionary; indiscreet; plastic; flaming; indomitable; flagging; incredible; hot; ardent; characteristic; solemn; noble; petulant; insensate; unwearied; humble; furious ; commendable; religious; pious; upright; immoderate; diminishing.

Verbs for Zeal
attend with—; burn with—; check—; constrain—; cool—; counterfeit—; devote with —; display—;  express—;   extinguish—; feign—; fire with—; flush with—; heighten —; imbue with—; infuse—; inject—; inspire —; instil—; intensify—; lack—; match—; misguide—; promote—; quench—; regain—; share—; sharpen—; slake—; stimulate—; want—; —blazes; —burns; —consumes; — declines; —ebbs; —goads; —impassions; — melts; —quickens; —spurs; —subsides; — surges; —wanes; —waxes.

Thesaurus
abandon, acquiescence, agitation, agreeability, agreeableness, alacrity, all-overs, amenability, angst, anxiety, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, anxious bench, anxious concern, anxious seat, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, ardency, ardor, avidity, bibliolatry, bluster, brawl, broil, brouhaha, cacophony, calenture, cankerworm of care, care, chaos, charismatic gift, charismatic movement, charismatic renewal, cheerful consent, commitment, committedness, commotion, compliance, concern, concernment, consent, cooperativeness, dedication, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, docility, dread, eagerness, earnestness, ebullition, ecstasy, embroilment, energy, enthusiasm, excitement, faith, faithfulness, fanaticism, favorable disposition, favorableness, fear, ferment, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, fierceness, fire, flap, fomentation, foofaraw, foreboding, forebodingness, forwardness, frenzy, fume, furor, furore, fury, fuss, gameness, gift of tongues, glossolalia, goodwill, gusto, heart, heartiness, heat, heatedness, hubbub, hurrah, impassionedness, inquietude, intensity, intentness, keenness, liveliness, loyalty, malaise, misgiving, nervous strain, nervous tension, nervousness, overanxiety, overdevoutness, overpiousness, overreligiousness, overrighteousness, overzealousness, pandemonium, passion, passionateness, pentecostalism, perturbation, pins and needles, pliability, pliancy, promptness, pucker, racket, rage, readiness, receptive mood, receptiveness, receptivity, relish, resolution, responsiveness, revival, revivalism, right mood, row, ruckus, rumpus, sanctimony, savor, seriousness, sincerity, solicitude, soul, spirit, stew, storminess, strain, suspense, tempestuousness, tension, tractability, trouble, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, turmoil, uneasiness, ungrudgingness, unloathness, unquietness, unreluctance, uproar, upset, urgency, vehemence, verve, vexation, warmth, warmth of feeling, wildness, willing ear, willing heart, willingness, zealotism, zealotry, zealousness, zest

Etymology
First coined 1382, from  zele:, from  zel:, from  zelus:, from  ζήλος: < ζηλόω:. Cognate to jealous:.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Catalan: zel
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Norwegian: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, усердие
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:, fervor, celo, entusiasmo
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:, ,

Anagrams

 * laze