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Webster 1913 Edition
Jealous
Jeal′ous
,Adj.
1.
Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
I have been very
jealous
for the Lord God of hosts. Kings xix. 10.
How nicely
jealous
is every one of us of his own repute! Dr. H. More.
2.
Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.
’This doing wrong creates such doubts as these,
Renders us
Renders us
jealous
and disturbs our peace. Waller.
The people are so
jealous
of the clergy's ambition. Swift.
3.
Demanding exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
Thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a
jealous
God. Ex. xxxiv. 14.
4.
Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
If the spirit of
jealousy
come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife
. Num. v. 14.
To both these sisters have I sworn my love:
Each
Are of the adder.
Each
jealous
of the other, as the stungAre of the adder.
Shakespeare
Syn. – Suspicious; anxious; envious.
Jealous
, Suspicious
. Suspicious is the wider term. We suspect a person when we distrust his honesty and imagine he has some bad design. We are jealous when we suspect him of aiming to deprive us of what we dearly prize. Iago began by awakening the suspicions of Othello, and converted them at last into jealousy. “Suspicion may be excited by some kind of accusation, not supported by evidence sufficient for conviction, but sufficient to trouble the repose of confidence.” “Jealousy is a painful apprehension of rivalship in cases that are peculiarly interesting to us.” Cogan.
Webster 1828 Edition
Jealous
JEALOUS
,Adj.
1.
Suspicious; apprehensive of rivalship; uneasy through fear that another has withdrawn or may withdraw from one the affections of a person he loves, or enjoy some good which he desires to obtain; followed by of, and applied both to the object of love and to the rival. We say, a young man is jealous of the woman he loves, or jealous of his rival. A man is jealous of his wife,and the wife of her husband.2.
Suspicious that we do not enjoy the affection or respect of others, or that another is more loved and respected than ourselves.3.
Emulous; full of competition.4.
Solicitous to defend the honor of; concerned for the character of. I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts.
1 Kings 19.
5.
Suspiciously vigilant; anxiously careful and concerned for. I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy. 2 Cor.11.
6.
Suspiciously fearful. 'Tis doing wrong creates such doubts as these,
Renders us jealous and destroys our peace.