Sample Sentences for
zeal
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    Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.  (source)
    zeal = enthusiasm
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    It was in fact one of them who in his zeal brought the church into serious conflict with the clan a year later by killing the sacred python,  (source)
    zeal = active interest and enthusiasm
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    This is likely one of the reasons why Japanese soldiers in World War II debased their prisoners with such zeal,  (source)
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    Her eyes began to sparkle with the strange, disconnected zeal that came over her at events which she considered to be tests of faith.  (source)
    zeal = active interest and enthusiasm
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    Noah had never slid his hand further than my neck, had never found ingenious ways to get places I was trying zealously to guard.  (source)
    zealously = with active interest and enthusiasm
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    "They departed somewhat overzealously," Dess said, giggling.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overzealously means excessively. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
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    My father, who had no love at all for Hasidic communities and their rabbinic overlords, had told me about Rabbi Isaac Saunders and the zealousness with which he ruled his people and settled questions of Jewish law.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    I mean that overzealousness, Doc, have you ever been troubled by it?†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "over-" in overzealousness means excessive. This is the same pattern as seen in words like overconfident, overemphasize, and overstimulate.
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    I didn't have that patriotic zeal.  (source)
    zeal = enthusiasm
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    You must therefore zealously guard in his mind the curious assumption "My time is my own".  (source)
    zealously = with active interest and enthusiasm
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    "Overzealously," she whispered to it.†  (source)
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    I'm afraid your Uncle Henry has a black eye due to Mr. Merriwether's zeal for his part.  (source)
    zeal = enthusiasm
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    Its only inhabitants were the mute Brothers and the dead they so zealously guarded.  (source)
    zealously = with active interest and enthusiasm
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