zeal 1noundomain: emotionPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitiona feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)Report errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.he felt a kind of religious zeal2.they were imbued with a revolutionary ardorSynonymsardor 1ardour 1elan 1