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  • 11zealous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing zeal. DERIVATIVES zealously adverb zealousness noun …

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  • 12zealous — [zel′əs] adj. [ML zelosus < LL(Ec) zelus: see ZEAL] full of, characterized by, or showing zeal; ardently devoted to a purpose; fervent; enthusiastic zealously adv. zealousness n …

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  • 13zealous — zeal|ous [ˈzeləs] adj someone who is zealous does or supports something with great energy ▪ a zealous preacher ▪ zealous political activists be zealous in (doing) sth ▪ No one was more zealous than Neil in supporting the proposal. >zealously… …

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  • 14Zealous Bates Tower — Infobox Military Person name= Zealous Bates Tower born= birth date|1819|1|12 died= death date and age|1900|3|20|1819|1|12 caption= nickname= placeofbirth= Cohasset, Massachusetts placeofdeath= Cohasset, Massachusetts placeofburial= allegiance=… …

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  • 15zealous — [[t]ze̱ləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is zealous spends a lot of time or energy in supporting something that they believe in very strongly, especially a political or religious ideal. She was a zealous worker for charitable bodies... He was a… …

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  • 16zealous — adj. zealous about, in * * * [ zeləs] in zealous about …

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  • 17zealous — adjective Date: 1526 filled with or characterized by zeal ; marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal < zealous missionaries > • zealously adverb • zealousness noun …

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  • 18zealous — See jealous. See jealous, zealous …

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  • 19zealous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fervent, devoted, ardent; see enthusiastic 2 , 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [ZEL us] enthusiastic, passionate. He was a zealous supporter of gun control. SYN.: enthusiastic, passionate, devoted …

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  • 20zealous — adjective extremely enthusiastic about something that you believe in very strongly and behaving in a way that shows this: a zealous preacher zealously adverb zealousness noun (U) …

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