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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jealousy \Jeal"ous*y\, n.; pl {Jealousies}. [ F. jalousie. See
{Jealous}, and cf {Jalousie}.]
The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude;
painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting
one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of
husband, wife, or lover.
I was jealous for jealousy. --Zech. viii.
2.
Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority.
--Shenstone.
Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had
excellence to deserve our fondness. --Rambler.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
jealousy
n 1: a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) [syn: {green-eyed
monster}]
2: zealous vigilance: "cherish their official political freedom
with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Jealousy
suspicion of a wife's purity, one of the strongest passions
(Num. 5:14; Prov. 6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an intense interest for
another's honour or prosperity (Ps. 79:5; 1 Cor. 10:22; Zech.
1:14).
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