Usually means: Intense enthusiasm or fervor; passion.
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We found 36 dictionaries that define the word zeal:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. zeal: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. zeal: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. zeal: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. zeal: Collins English Dictionary
  5. zeal: Vocabulary.com
  6. Zeal, zeal: Wordnik
  7. zeal: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. zeal: Wiktionary
  9. zeal: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. zeal: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. zeal: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Zeal, zeal: Dictionary.com
  13. zeal: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. zeal: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Zeal (disambiguation), Zeal (horse), Zeal (surname), Zeal (web), Zeal: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Zeal: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. zeal: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. zeal: Rhymezone
  19. zeal: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. zeal: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. zeal: Free Dictionary
  22. zeal: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. zeal: Dictionary/thesaurus
  24. zeal: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. An Etymological Dictionary of Classical Mythology (No longer online)
  2. zeal-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Zeal (catholicism), zeal: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Zeal: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ZEAL: Masonic Dictionary

Religion (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Zeal: Easton Bible
  2. Zeal: Catholic Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Zeal: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)

(Note: See zeals as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
noun:  (obsolete) A person who exhibits such fervour or tireless devotion.
noun:  The collective noun for a group of zebras.

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