zeloso — meaning in English

English meaning

• zealot noun Someone so committed to a cause or belief that they pursue it with extreme, often unreasonable intensity.
• zealous adj Filled with energetic enthusiasm or eagerness, especially for a cause or duty.

Senses

zeloso is used for these senses in English:

• zealot One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
• zealous Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

zealot — full definition

1. noun Someone so committed to a cause or belief that they pursue it with extreme, often unreasonable intensity.
2. noun Historically, a member of a Jewish political movement in first-century Judea that violently resisted Roman rule.

Related Portuguese words