How do you use Zealous in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like avid or great, plus the exact meaning.
Zealous meaning
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.
Synonyms of Zealous
Using Zealous
- The main meaning on this page is: Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion, particularly in matters of religion.
- Useful related words include: avid, great, eager, enthusiastic.
- In the example corpus, zealous often appears in combinations such as: and zealous, the zealous, as zealous.
Context around Zealous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Zealous
- In this selection, "zealous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, overly, ever, same, black, advocate and father stand out and add context to how "zealous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a very zealous advocate for and an overly zealous black democrat. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "zealous" sits close to words such as accordion, admires and aftermarket, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with zealous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He again painted with zealous intensity. (6 words)
An overly zealous Black Democrat congressman recently put forth this inaccurate conspiracy theory. (13 words)
They received the same zealous celebrations for the first time this season, too. (13 words)
McConaughey's Van Zan in particular is a force of nature, chewing on every piece of scenery he can find in an incredibly over-zealous performance that makes him the undisputed highlight in a movie like where over the top is the order of the day. (46 words)
In the wake of the Navy’s debacle at its Red Hill fuel storage tanks, which leaked jet fuel and hazardous fire suppressant into the ground above an aquifer, public resolve to guard these NPZs has grown ever more zealous. (40 words)
As Bo-Katan was a part of Death Watch and they had no problems removing their helmets, this implies that the Children of the Watch were an even more orthodox sect, even more zealous than Pre Vizsla’s order. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
An overly zealous Black Democrat congressman recently put forth this inaccurate conspiracy theory.
Carter Braxton was a very zealous advocate for civil liberty, but is mostly known for his achievements of religious freedom.
Even then, in some cases there are multiple options, such as the Salt Lake City area, where Ikon has five resorts with 7-days each and one unlimited, and that’s enough for even the most zealous.
I am an evangelist for this beautiful and terrifying novel about a young girl in Britain who is brought along on an Iron Age reenactment expedition by her zealous father.
It considered mitigating, and sometimes dubious, explanations for his behavior, and was as restrained in interpreting the president’s misdeeds as it was zealous in listing them.
The over three hours march to the Cenotaph with trucks, cooling vans, security operatives and music blaring from the mounted loudspeakers which added motivation to the ever-zealous youths.
Zealous advocacy could advance that litigation into novel areas of state procedural law as well as the nation’s constitutional law.
He again painted with zealous intensity.
In the wake of the Navy’s debacle at its Red Hill fuel storage tanks, which leaked jet fuel and hazardous fire suppressant into the ground above an aquifer, public resolve to guard these NPZs has grown ever more zealous.
It was also critical of the country’s “over-zealous” use of anti-terrorism law and the independence of the courts.
Our affiliates, through careful and zealous representation of their clients, make it much easier to reach a just result under the law.
Their zealous volunteerism, knowledge of the Middle East, and energetic commitment to the defense of Palestine demonstrated enormous goodwill.
These days, people are just as zealous, but many have turned their attention to political ideals.
They received the same zealous celebrations for the first time this season, too.
As Bo-Katan was a part of Death Watch and they had no problems removing their helmets, this implies that the Children of the Watch were an even more orthodox sect, even more zealous than Pre Vizsla’s order.
Bright-eyed, if not absolutely zealous, they spoke of tinned haricot beans as the future, and of fresh orange juice as (RIP) the past.
God had a plan for this zealous man to spread the gospel to Gentiles, kings, and Israel.
Jonathan Sumption, a former Supreme Court judge, offered praise on Monday for the work of many police forces but also expressed alarm at some overly zealous enforcement.
McConaughey's Van Zan in particular is a force of nature, chewing on every piece of scenery he can find in an incredibly over-zealous performance that makes him the undisputed highlight in a movie like where over the top is the order of the day.
New Jersey officials created the impression of zealous law enforcement by noisily going after small fries and others who lack the resources to fight back.
Common combinations with zealous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and zealous 7×
- the zealous 7×
- as zealous 5×
- zealous and 5×
- of zealous 4×
- overly zealous 3×
- most zealous 3×
- zealous in 3×
- with zealous 3×
- more zealous 3×