Translation meaning & definition of the word "zealous" into French language

adjective

1. Marked by active interest and enthusiasm

• "An avid sports fan"

synonym:
• avid
,
• zealous

1. Marqué par un intérêt actif et un enthousiasme

• "Un passionné de sport"

synonyme:
• avide
,
• zélé

Examples of using

It is astonishing to witness that the Iranians, onto whom the Arabs imposed Islam through military defeat, have become its most zealous followers to the point of oppressing those of Zoroastrianism, though it is the religion of their own fathers. A kind of Stockholm syndrome on the national scale.

Il est étonnant de constater que les Iraniens, auxquels les Arabes ont imposé l'Islam en les battant militairement, sont devenus ses plus zélés adeptes au point d'opprimer ceux du Zoroastrisme, qui est pourtant la religion de leurs propres pères. Une sorte de syndrome de Stockholm à l'échelle nationale.