Impetuosity vs Zeal - What's the difference?
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The quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner.
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The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury; violence.
Vehemence; furiousness of temper.
The fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
* Dryden
* Bible, Romans x. 2
(obsolete) A zealot.
As nouns the difference between impetuosity and zeal
is that impetuosity is the quality of making rash or arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive or forceful manner while zeal is the fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.impetuosity
English
Noun
(en-noun)- She had however another motive, beside her obedience, to accompany the old gentleman in the chase; for by her presence she hoped in some measure to restrain his impetuosity , and to prevent him from so frequently exposing his neck to the utmost hazard.
Synonyms
* impetuousnessReferences
*zeal
English
Noun
- Zeal , the blind conductor of the will.
- I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
- (Ben Jonson)