: eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor … they took office with an undisguised zeal to do everything differently … —

What does just zeal mean?

Zeal is dedication or enthusiasm for something. If you have zeal, you're willing, energized, and motivated. Zeal is often used in a religious sense, meaning devotion to God or another religious cause, like being a missionary.

Does zeal mean love?

As nouns the difference between zeal and love

is that zeal is the fervor or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest while love is money.