There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zelotypy . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is last recorded around the late 1700s.
Earliest known use
early 1600s
The earliest known use of the noun zelotypy is in the early 1600s.
OED's earliest evidence for zelotypy is from 1623, in the writing of Henry Cockeram, lexicographer.
zelotypy is a borrowing from Latin .
Etymons: Latin zēlotypia .
Nearby entries zelant, n. 1624–26 zelatrice, n. 1874– zelatrix, n. 1865– Zeldovich, n. 1956– Zelig, n. 1984– Zelig-like, adj. 1983– zelkova, n. 1836– zelotypia, n. 1566– zelotyping, adj. a1660 zelotypist, n. ?1632 zelotypy, n. 1623–1794 Zemblan, n. & adj. 1674–1805 Zemblian, n. & adj. 1674–1796 zemi, n. 1555– zemiistic, adj. 1907– zemirah, n. 1767– zemni, n. 1775– Zemsky Sobor, n. 1877– zemstvo, n. 1865– zemstvoist, n. 1904– Zen, n. & adj. 1727– A borrowing from Latin.
Etymon: Latin zēlotypia .
< classical Latin zēlotypia zelotypia n. ; compare
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Middle French zelotipie ,
French zélotypie jealousy (1530 in Palsgrave in an apparently isolated attestation, subsequently 1611 in Cotgrave and 1660 in Oudin as
zelotopie , perhaps with alteration after e.g.
utopie utopia n. ; now in the specific sense ‘pathological jealousy’ (1801)).
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1623–1794
1623
Zelotypie , iealousie. H. Cockeram , English Dictionarie
1667
Notwithstanding this Law of Zelotypy , there was great Reason that divorces should be allowed in case of Adultery. A. Smalwood , Reply Pamphlet Oaths 198
1794
The translator has thought good to adopt the term jealousy rather than zealotypy ,..because the former is more familiar to an English ear. J. Clowes in translation of E. Swedenborg, Delights of Wisdom conc. Conjugial Love Notes 505
▶ more ▼ less The quality of being jealous; jealousy; suspicion.
An angry and embittered state of mind, felt but not openly expressed; rankling jealousy, resentment, or discontent.
The state of mind arising from the suspicion, apprehension, or knowledge of rivalry. In respect of success or advantage: Fear of losing some good…
Jealousy; mistrust. Obsolete .
Jealousy; esp. obsessive or excessive jealousy, sometimes characterized as an illness.
Originally: jealousy, resentment; rankling discontent; disappointment. Subsequently: worry, anxiety; concern, misgivings. Also (occasionally): an…
Jealousy; envy. Cf. yellow , adj. A.3a. Obsolete .
Jealousy; envy. Cf. yellow , adj. A.3a. Obsolete .
figurative . In and after Shakespeare. (Usually with the ) jealousy.
Jealousy. Cf. zelotypia , n.
The eye of jealousy (cf. green-eyed , adj. ).
So printed in the 4th Folio of Shakespeare (1685), and taken by some as a single word, with the sense ‘jealousy’.
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A person given to or characterized by excessive…
That causes or encourages jealousy.
Originally published as part of the entry for zelotypia, n.
zelotypy, n. was revised in June 2018.
zelotypy, n. was last modified in September 2024.
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