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zealous

adj
/ˈzɛləs/UK

Etymology

From Middle English zelose, from Latin zēlōsus, from zēlus + -ōsus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”). By surface analysis, zeal + -ous. Doublet of jealous.

  1. derived from ζῆλος
  2. derived from zēlōsus
  3. inherited from zelose

Definitions

  1. Full of zeal

    Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at zealous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01zealous02fervent03enthusiasm04keenly05keen06enthusiastic

A definitional loop anchored at zealous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at zealous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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