dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/zea_MW.json
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{
"zealot":{
"antonyms":[
"nonmilitant"
],
"definitions":{
": a member of a fanatical sect arising in Judea during the first century a.d. and militantly opposing the Roman domination of Palestine":[]
},
"examples":[
"zealots on both sides of the issue resorted to name-calling and scare tactics",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Indeed, rather than construing Lemoine\u2019s position as aberrant (and a sinister product of engineers\u2019 faith in computational theocracy), or just ignoring him (as one might a religious zealot ), many observers have taken his claim seriously. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 14 June 2022",
"Another mass shooting, another zealot in the sort of tactical gear Riddell disperses to a deliberately limited clientele. \u2014 Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press , 19 May 2022",
"Creighton Horton, who prosecuted Ron in the 1996 retrial (after the first trial was thrown out due to a question of mental competency), does not believe that Ron was a religious zealot . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 May 2022",
"The show\u2019s primary antagonist, however, is Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), a zealot associated with the god Ammit on a righteous (at least for him) mission that turns murderous. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 10 Mar. 2022",
"To speak up as a pro-life woman means your peers and professors will cast you off as an unsophisticated religious zealot . \u2014 Myles Mcknight, National Review , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Graham went on Fox News in mid-October to claim Brazilian asylum-seekers were secretly rich, that Biden was an open-borders zealot , and that terrorists might be crossing the border. \u2014 Felipe De La Hoz, The New Republic , 21 Dec. 2021",
"Of course, Indiana\u2014home of super zealot Mike Pence\u2014has already banned the pills after 10 weeks, however, so don\u2019t bet on these pills being too widely available. \u2014 Vogue , 1 Dec. 2021",
"The zealot \u2014 played by Toby Leonard Moore in TV clips \u2014 successfully ran for US President (on a ticket that included, no kidding, forgiving all student debts) and remains in power by employing The Volunteers as a national police force. \u2014 Joe Leydon, Variety , 8 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin zelotes , from Greek z\u0113l\u014dt\u0113s , from z\u0113los":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ze-l\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"crusader",
"fanatic",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"militant",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"red hot",
"true believer"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190117",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"zealous":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal : filled with or characterized by zeal":[
"zealous missionaries"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ze-l\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"I was zealous in my demands on my sisters for promptness in rehearsals. I was passionate, intolerant of small talk, hungry for knowledge, grabby, bossy, precocious. \u2014 Lynn Margulis , Curious Minds , (2004) 2005",
"Sir Thomas was zealous in the pursuit of recusants, not poachers, and was otherwise an amiable man. \u2014 S. Schoenbaum , Shakespeare's Lives , 1991",
"Zealous in his ministerial labours, blameless in his life and habits, he yet did not appear to enjoy that mental serenity, that inward content, which should be the reward of every sincere Christian and practical philanthropist. \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
"He had no cause for self-reproach on the score of neglect, or want of thought, for he had been devoted to her service; and yet a hundred little occasions rose up before him, on which he fancied he might have been more zealous , and more earnest, and wished he had been. \u2014 Charles Dickens , Oliver Twist , 1838",
"The detective was zealous in her pursuit of the kidnappers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Cipollone began serving as the White House\u2019s top attorney in December 2018 and was usually a zealous advocate for Trump, attacking congressional Democrats over the 2019 impeachment inquiry. \u2014 Joe Walsh, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
"Victims have a right to a zealous advocate on their behalf. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 27 June 2022",
"Mastriano has also been a zealous Trump loyalist, echoing false claims that Trump actually won the 2020 election and attempting to overturn results in Pennsylvania. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 2 June 2022",
"And overly zealous action from the Fed could unintentionally plunge the US economy into a recession, especially if businesses start laying off workers and the red-hot housing market crumbles. \u2014 David Goldman, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"As ever with Europe, there are fears that over- zealous EU regulations could force US tech giants to withdraw from Europe, stifle innovation across the tech community and lead to a talent exodus. \u2014 Kjartan Rist, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"While zealous lenders across the nation were allowing borrowers to take on mortgages while putting little to nothing down, Texas stuck with its conservative lending practices. \u2014 Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Barnette\u2019s strong showing\u2014achieved with a far smaller budget than her opponents\u2019\u2014shows that many Trump hard-core supporters will support the most zealous MAGA candidate, even one who doesn\u2019t have Trump\u2019s imprimatur. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 18 May 2022",
"Even their homes \u2013 their private space and last refuge \u2013 could not be spared the zealous enforcement of the government\u2019s zero-Covid policy. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 16 May 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161455"
},
"zealous witness":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a witness showing partiality for the side that first calls him to the stand in a trial and eagerness to volunteer what he thinks will be advantageous to that side":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163354"
},
"zeal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor":[
"\u2026 they took office with an undisguised zeal to do everything differently \u2026",
"\u2014 The Boston Globe"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u0113l"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for zeal passion , fervor , ardor , enthusiasm , zeal mean intense emotion compelling action. passion applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable. gave in to his passions fervor implies a warm and steady emotion. read the poem aloud with great fervor ardor suggests warm and excited feeling likely to be fitful or short-lived. the ardor of their honeymoon soon faded enthusiasm applies to lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity. never showed much enthusiasm for sports zeal implies energetic and unflagging pursuit of an aim or devotion to a cause. preaches with fanatical zeal",
"examples":[
"\u2026 he was uncomfortable with their lavish parties and their collector's zeal for the most expensive, most ostentatious brand names\u2014Rolex and Prada and Farragamo. \u2014 Anne Tyler , Digging to America , 2006",
"In 1248, channelling his piety into crusading zeal , Louis embarked on the Seventh Crusade, against the wishes of the Pope and against the judgement of his counsellors. \u2014 Alistair Horne , Seven Ages of Paris , 2002",
"He showed his anatomical zeal by robbing a wayside gibbet, smuggling the bones back home and reconstructing the skeleton. \u2014 Roy Porter , The Greatest Benefit to Mankind , 1997",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his zeal got extra online attention on Tuesday when the Giants took on the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2022",
"But family and community pressures stymie her feminist zeal , and the conflict between freedom and submission can\u2019t be resolved by resorting to force or ideology. \u2014 Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
"But the tributes that poured in Tuesday afternoon were testaments to a dimension of his personality that might have been hidden from the general public or obscured by his zeal for off-color social commentary. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The virtue of her citizens, their patriotic zeal , the particular form that national institutions can give to their spirit, that is the only rampart always ready to defend it, and which no army could breach. \u2014 Rich Lowry, National Review , 1 Mar. 2022",
"After learning the diagnosis of his disease in 1963, Hawking found a fresh zeal for work. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, The New Republic , 6 Apr. 2021",
"And no golfer mutters to himself so systematically, indeed professionally, with the zany zeal that Spieth exhibits. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 18 May 2022",
"My journey into the world of stakeholder capitalism was driven more by a journalist\u2019s curiosity than a crusader\u2019s zeal . \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 11 May 2022",
"The zeal , though, can go too far\u2014especially among those at wit\u2019s end. \u2014 Abigail Gruskin, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English zele , from Late Latin zelus , from Greek z\u0113los":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220950"
},
"zeatin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a cytokinin C 10 H 13 N 5 O first isolated from the endosperm of corn":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u0113-\u0259t-\u0259n",
"\u02c8z\u0113-\u0259-t\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Zea , genus of grasses including corn + English - tin (as in kine tin ) \u2014 more at zein":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1963, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014909"
},
"zealotry":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": excess of zeal : fanatical devotion":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ze-l\u0259-tr\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Supreme Court \u2014 2/3 men & 2/3 Catholic \u2014 today forced its religious zealotry and bigotry upon an entire nation. \u2014 Eve Sampson, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
"Some of this is on Second Amendment fundamentalists and the politicians who translate their zealotry into law\u2014the rest is on every one of us who has yet to find the courage, the creativity, or the resolve to stop it. \u2014 Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker , 29 May 2022",
"The irony is that sometimes their zealotry does backfire on Republicans. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Club for Growth, known for its free-market zealotry , is supporting Mandel and has spent roughly $1.5 million on anti-Vance attack ads. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The Club for Growth, known for its free-market zealotry , is supporting Mandel and has spent roughly $1.5 million on anti-Vance attack ads. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"The need to be valued in the case of John Mitchell, blind ambition in the case of John Dean, zealotry in the case of G. Gordon Liddy. \u2014 Emma Dibdin, Town & Country , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The Club for Growth, known for its free-market zealotry , is supporting Mandel and has spent roughly $1.5 million on anti-Vance attack ads. \u2014 Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Anchorage Daily News , 9 Jan. 2022",
"Now, as the government battles the more transmissible Omicron, its outbreak response has reached a whole new level of zealotry . \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 24 Jan. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022545"
},
"zeaxanthin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol C 40 H 56 O 2 that is isomeric with lutein and occurs especially in fruits and vegetables (such as kiwifruit and spinach) and egg yolks":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccz\u0113-\u0259-\u02c8zan-th\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That's because of two important antioxidants that are not naturally produced in the body: lutein and zeaxanthin . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 14 Apr. 2020",
"Eat Colorfully Leafy greens are great sources of lutein and zeaxanthin , two antioxidants that help protect vision. \u2014 Barbara Brody, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Apr. 2020",
"Packed with vitamins C and K, folate, potassium and fiber, spinach is also an exceptionally rich source of three carotenoids \u2014 beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin . \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 21 Dec. 2019",
"There are some instances when supplemental lutein and zeaxanthin is in order. \u2014 Daphne Miller, Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Grapes protect healthy vision The lutein and zeaxanthin in grapes protect the retina and eye lens. \u2014 Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com , 25 Oct. 2019",
"Almonds are the richest in vitamin E, and pistachios have lutein and zeaxanthin , carotenoids important for eye health. \u2014 SELF , 8 Aug. 2019",
"Spinach is exceptionally rich in three carotenoids: beta-carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin . \u2014 Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2019",
"Protect against vision loss: Just one cup of kale has more than your whole day's worth of the carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin , and beta-carotene, which help shield ocular tissues from harmful UV damage and may reduce your risk of cataracts. \u2014 Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping , 17 Dec. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"International Scientific Vocabulary zea - (from New Latin Zea ) + xanthin carotenoid pigment, from xanth - + 1 - in":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073144"
},
"Zealander":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a native or inhabitant of Zealand in Denmark":[],
": zeelander":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u0113l\u0259nd\u0259(r)"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Zealand, Sj\u00e6lland , island in eastern Denmark + English -er":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152245"
},
"zealotism":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": zealotry":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8zel\u0259t\u02cciz\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190421"
},
"zealless":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": lacking zeal":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u0113ll\u0259\u0307s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194006"
},
"zealotic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, resembling, or suitable to a zealot : ardently zealous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u0259\u02c8l\u00e4tik",
"z\u0113\u02c8-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171919"
},
"zea":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of large grasses having broad ribbon-shaped leaves and monoecious flowers of which the staminate forms an ample terminal panicle and the pistillate is in a sessile axillary spike enveloped by numerous bracts \u2014 see indian corn":[],
": the fresh styles and stigmas of Indian corn formerly used as a diuretic":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Greek zea, zeia single-grained wheat; akin to Sanskrit yava barley":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194247"
}
}