Zeal"ous [LL. zelosus. See Zeal.]
1.
Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.
He may be zealous in the salvation of souls.
Law.
2.
Filled with religious zeal.
[Obs.]
Shak.
-- Zeal"ous*ly, adv. -- Zeal"ous*ness, n.
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