LekhoriLekhoriFull of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.
They neuer paſſe for the procuring of Gods honor, neither regard they how much they be bound vnto him. But euery man in the meane ſeaſon followes his owne likings. One burnes in couetouſneſſe, and another in vaine glorie, ſeeking to be aduaunced to authoritie and honour, and to bee taken to be I wote not what. Thus ye ſee at what point they bee, which will needes be taken to bee greateſt and zealouſeſt Chriſtians.
From Middle English zelose, from Latin zēlōsus, from zēlus + -ōsus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”). By surface analysis, zeal + -ou...
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