1. Definition:  great energy or enthusiasm to accomplish something

2. pronunciation: zēl “Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.” Thomas Fuller Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow. Buddha

3. Related Forms: Related Forms: Adjective Adjective zealous zealous Adverb Adverb zealously zealously Zeal on the Keys Oksana Ezhokina plays piano the way she talks. Her phrases are direct, forthright, and with a bluntness that echoes her words. http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/11/08/2878611/zeal-on-the-keys.html

4. synonyms: eagerness hustle readiness willingness antonyms: apathyapathy disinterestdisinterest indifferenceindifference lazinesslaziness “Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at all the times you can, with all the zeal you can, as long as ever you can” John Wesley

5. “The zeal, bravery, and good behavior of the officers and men on the night of June 30, and during July 1, was commendable in the extreme.” John Buford