| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  z l |
| NOUN: | Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance. See synonyms at passion. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English zele, from Old French zel, from Late Latin zlus, from Greek zlos.
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