Zeal may refer to: * Zealotry,

fanaticism Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or an obsessive enthusiasm. The political theorist Zachary R. Goldsmith provides a "cluster account" of the concept of fanaticism, identifying ten main attributes that, in various com ...

Zeal of the convert The zeal of the convert is a term describing the very fervent devotion to new beliefs, which are completely different from one's old beliefs. For example, Paul the Apostle, formally known as Saul of Tarsus was a Jewish Pharisees who persecuted Chri ...

Diligence Diligence—carefulness and persistent effort or work—is listed as one of the seven Seven virtues#Seven capital virtues, capital virtues. It can be indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself. : "There is a perennial ...

, the theological virtue opposite to acedia *

Zeal (horse) Zeal (foaled 1818) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, which won the eighth running of the classic 1000 Guineas. As a three-year-old in 1821 won she won her first three races at Newmarket Racecourse including the 1000 Guineas but ...

, race horse *

Zeal (surname) Zeal is an English surname, derived from a southwestern form (with voicing of the initial consonant) of Old English words for sallow, willow or hall; or alternatively from seal(-maker).Cottle, Basil (1967) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames''. Ha ...

Zeal (web) Zeal was a volunteer-built web directory launched by Brian Goler and Kevin Berk in 1999, and then acquired by LookSmart in October 2000 for $20 million. Zeal combined the work of Looksmart's paid editors with that of volunteers who profiled webs ...

, an internet directory *

Zeal Monachorum Zeal Monachorum (; Latin translation ''Cell of the Monks'') is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about north-west of Exeter, situated on the River Yeo. According to the 2001 census, it had a population o ...

, a village in Devon *

South Zeal South Zeal is a village on Dartmoor, in Devon, United Kingdom. It has a Church of England chapel and a Methodist chapel. The church is situated in the smaller South Tawton village, down the road, for which the parish is named. The differences h ...

, village in Devon * , a U.S. Navy minesweeper * Zeal, an

Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Limited () is the flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 20 domestic and 28 international destinations in 18 countries, primarily within the Pacific Rim. The airline h ...

subsidiary *

Kingdom of Zeal is a 1995 role-playing video game by Square. It was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as the first entry in the ''Chrono'' series. The game's development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dr ...

, a kingdom in the ''Chrono Trigger'' video game

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