Zealous vs. Ambition

Zealous vs. Ambition — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Zealous and Ambition

Zealousadjective

Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.

Ambitionnoun

Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition.

Zealousadjective

marked by active interest and enthusiasm;

an avid sports fana great walkeran eager beaver

Ambitionnoun

(countable) An object of an ardent desire.

My ambition is to own a helicopter.

Ambitionnoun

A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.

Ambitionnoun

(uncountable) A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.

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Ambitionnoun

(obsolete) The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.

Ambitionverb

To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.

Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage. — Trumbull.

Ambitionnoun

a cherished desire;

his ambition is to own his own business

Ambitionnoun

a strong drive for success

Ambitionverb

have as one's ambition