Jealousy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jealousy \Jeal"ous*y\, n.; pl. {Jealousies}. [ F. jalousie. See
     {Jealous}, and cf. {Jalousie}.]
     The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude;
     painful apprehension of rivalship in cases directly affecting
     one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of
     husband, wife, or lover.


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           I was jealous for jealousy.              --Zech. viii.
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           Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority.
                                                    --Shenstone.
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           Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had
           excellence to deserve our fondness.      --Rambler.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jealousy
       n 1: a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) [syn: {green-eyed
            monster}]
       2: zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom
          with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Jealousy
     suspicion of a wife's purity, one of the strongest passions
     (Num. 5:14; Prov. 6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an intense interest for
     another's honour or prosperity (Ps. 79:5; 1 Cor. 10:22; Zech.
     1:14).