zelotypia

(ˌziːləʊˈtɪpɪə)

1. (Psychology) morbid zeal

2. (Psychology) excessive jealousy

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zelotypia

Obsolete.
1. abnormal zeal.
2. morbid jealousy. — zelotypic, adj.

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Latin has no word for jealousy, relying where necessary on the Greek term 'zelotypia', on its translation 'obtrectatio', (15) or more commonly on vague synonyms such as 'timor' which reappear in vernacular poetry.

'D'invidia e D'amor Figlia si Ria': jealousy and the Italian renaissance

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