Zeal vs Courage - What's the difference?
zeal | courage |
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.
The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
(label) To encourage.
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*:And wete yow wel sayd kynge Arthur vnto Vrres syster I shalle begynne to handle hym and serche vnto my power not presumyng vpon me that I am soo worthy to hele youre sone by my dedes / but I wille courage other men of worshyp to doo as I wylle doo
*(William Tyndale) (1494-1536)
*:Paul writeth unto Timothyto courage him.
As nouns the difference between zeal and courage
is that zeal is the fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest while courage is courage.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)
Synonyms
* (fervor) ardor, eagerness, enthusiasm, intensity, passionAntonyms
* (fervor) apathyDerived terms
() * zealot * zealotic * zealotical * zealotry * zealous * zealously * zealousnessAnagrams
*courage
English
Noun
(-)- "A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." —
- It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
- "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it." —
- He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.
