Zealousness

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

  Zealous \Zeal"ous\ (?; 277), a. [LL. zelosus. See {Zeal}.]
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     1. Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or
        ardent, in behalf of an object.
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              He may be zealous in the salvation of souls. --Law.
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     2. Filled with religious zeal. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Zeal"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Zeal"ous*ness},
        n.
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