Passionate vs. Zealous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Passionate and Zealous
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Passionate
Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs
He's passionate about football
Passionate pleas for help
Zealous
Having or showing zeal
The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations
Passionate
Capable of, having, or dominated by powerful emotions
A family of passionate personalities.
Zealous
Filled with or motivated by zeal; fervent.
Passionate
Wrathful by temperament; choleric.
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Zealous
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
Passionate
Marked by strong sexual desire; amorous or lustful.
Zealous
Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.
He may be zealous in the salvation of souls.
Passionate
Showing or expressing strong emotion; ardent
A passionate speech against injustice.
Zealous
Filled with religious zeal.
Passionate
Arising from or marked by passion
A teacher who is passionate about her subject.
Zealous
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm;
An avid sports fan
A great walker
An eager beaver
Passionate
Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
Mandy is a passionate lover.
Passionate
Fired with intense feeling.
Passionate
(obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.
Passionate
A passionate individual.
Passionate
(obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion.
Passionate
(obsolete) To express with great emotion.
Passionate
Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature.
Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate.
Passionate
Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship.
Passionate
Suffering; sorrowful.
Passionate
To affect with passion; to impassion.
Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard,The godly king and queen did passionate.
Passionate
To express feelingly or sorrowfully.
Passionate
Having or expressing strong emotions
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