\Zeal"ous\ (?; 277), a. [LL. zelosus. See {Zeal}.]
1. Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or
   ardent, in behalf of an object.

         He may be zealous in the salvation of souls. --Law.

2. Filled with religious zeal. [Obs.] --Shak. --
   {Zeal"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Zeal"ous*ness}, n.