zeal
intense enthusiasm or passionate devotion to a cause or pursuit
Word origin: From Greek zelos, ardor or jealousy.
Zeal in a sentence
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She pursued the campaign with such zeal that no obstacle could discourage her.
The volunteers pursued the cleanup with a zeal that shamed the officials who had merely funded it.
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Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.
Using “zeal” well
Zeal denotes intense enthusiasm or passionate devotion to a cause or pursuit, generally admiring but able to tip into excess. It is the opposite of apathy or indifference.
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