Zeal″ous (?; 277), a. [LL. zelosus. See Zeal.]
1. Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.
He may be zealous in the salvation of souls. Law.
2. Filled with religious zeal. Shak.
— Zeal″ous‐ly, adv. — Zeal″ous‐ness, n.