ZEAL (Noun)

Meaning- enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.

Mnemonic Trick- The word zeal contains word ‘zee’. Suppose a person watches Zee Cinema and Zee TV a lot. Hence, he has an enthusiastic devotion to movies and serials. Therefore, zeal means enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.    

Synonym- PASSION, FANATICISM, FERVOR, ARDOR, VEHEMENCE

Uses-

•          With great zeal, Imran ate his first meal after a long fast.
•          Geeta was a politician known for her zeal and passion for reform.
•          The local school principal enforced regulations with excessive zeal.
•          The novel captures the revolutionary zeal of the period.