Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The exercise of morbid perseverance and energy in the prosecution of a project, especially one of a political or religious nature; a form of monomania sometimes manifesting itself in overzeal in attempts to gain supporters to any public cause.
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Examples
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Animi dolores et zelotypia si diutius perserverent, dementes reddunt.
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Tangimur zelotypia de pupillis, liberis charisque curae nostrae concreditis, non de forma, sed ne male sit iis, aut ne nobis sibique parent ignominiam.
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Crescit ac decrescit zelotypia cum personis, locis, temporibus, negotiis.
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A zelotypia redactus ad insaniam et desperationem.
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Aiunt theologi mutilationis hujus religiosae inventricem esse Saram, Abrahami uxorem quae, zelotypia incitata, Hagaris amorem minuendi gratia, somnientis puellae clitoridem exstirpavit.
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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(_zelotypia_) is derived from ZELI TYPUS (the type of zeal), and there is a type or image of just and also of unjust zeal; but we will explain these distinctions in the following series of articles: I. _Zeal, considered in itself, is like the ardent fire, of love.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love Emanuel Swedenborg 1730
reesetee commented on the word zelotypia
Jealousy.
July 31, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word zelotypia
"The exercise of morbid perseverance and energy in the prosecution of a project, especially one of a political or religious nature; a form of monomania sometimes manifesting itself in overzeal in attempts to gain supporters to any public cause." --CD&C
April 19, 2012