Zeal vs Determined - What's the difference?
zeal | determined |
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.
Decided; resolute, possessing much determination.
(determine)
As a noun zeal
is the fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.As an adjective determined is
decided; resolute, possessing much determination.As a verb determined is
past tense of determine.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
*determined
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I'm determined to get a good grade in my exam.