zelotypia, n.

zelotypia
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Revised 2018

# zelotypianoun

## Earlier version

- zelotypia in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zelotypia mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zelotypia. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How common is the noun zelotypia?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1750 | 0.0036
1760 | 0.0046
1770 | 0.0041
1780 | 0.0042
1790 | 0.003
1800 | 0.0033
1810 | 0.0035
1820 | 0.0036
1830 | 0.003
1840 | 0.0031
1850 | 0.0026
1860 | 0.0024
1870 | 0.0023
1880 | 0.0024
1890 | 0.002
1900 | 0.0015
1910 | 0.0013
1920 | 0.0013
1930 | 0.0013
1940 | 0.0012
1950 | 0.0011
1960 | 0.0009
1970 | 0.0009
1980 | 0.0008
1990 | 0.0007
2000 | 0.0008
2010 | 0.0007

### How is the noun zelotypia pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌziːlə(ʊ)ˈtɪpiə/
zee-loh-TIP-ee-uh

#### U.S. English

/ˌziləˈtɪpiə/
zee-luh-TIP-ee-uh

### Where does the noun zelotypia come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1500s

The earliest known use of the noun zelotypia is in the mid 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for zelotypia is from 1566, in a translation by N. Boorman.

zelotypia is a borrowing from Latin.

Etymons: Latin zēlotypia.

### Nearby entries

1. zeitgeist, n. 1848–
2. zeitgeisty, adj. 1966–
3. zek, n. 1968–
4. zelant, n. 1624–26
5. zelatrice, n. 1874–
6. zelatrix, n. 1865–
7. Zeldovich, n. 1956–
8. Zelig, n. 1984–
9. Zelig-like, adj. 1983–
10. zelkova, n. 1836–
11. zelotypia, n.1566–
12. zelotyping, adj. a1660
13. zelotypist, n.?1632
14. zelotypy, n. 1623–1794
15. Zemblan, n. & adj. 1674–1805
16. Zemblian, n. & adj. 1674–1796
17. zemi, n. 1555–
18. zemiistic, adj. 1907–
19. zemirah, n. 1767–
20. zemni, n. 1775–
21. Zemsky Sobor, n. 1877–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Latin.
Etymon: Latin zēlotypia.
< classical Latin zēlotypia jealousy (Pliny) < ancient Greek ζηλοτυπία jealousy, rivalry, envy < ζηλότυπος jealous (< ζῆλος zeal n. + τυπ-, stem of τύπτειν to strike) + ‑ία ‑ia suffix1.

Compare later zelotypy n.

## Meaning & use

rare after 17th cent. Now historical.

1. 1566–
   Jealousy; esp. obsessive or excessive jealousy, sometimes characterized as an illness.
   In quots. 1566 and 1852 personified.
   1. 1566

      > Therfore by thys fygure Zelotypia, the frutes of concorde being taken away by other wickednesse, although they possessed ye ryches of Croesus, they were ye most miserable of all other creatures.

      N. Boorman, translation of A. van Baarland in translation of H. Schottenius, Gouernement all Estates sig. O.v
   2. 1601

      > Euerie diuersitie or chaunge wee finde in passions,..as, Mercie, Shamefastnesse,..Zelotypia, Exanimation.

      T. Wright, Passions of Minde vi. 48
   3. 1663

      > Zelotipia is gott into her pericranium, & I do not know what will gett it out.

      W. Denton, Letter 26 March in M. M. Verney, Mem. Verney Family Restoration to Revol. (1899) ii. 41
   4. 1852

      > How much real beauty of character is hidden in Zelotypia by that over-weening self-love which puts her continually in dread of losing those she loves.

      Democrat's Review May 469
   5. 1949

      > There is also the element of jealousy, with its own very special atmosphere. It is sharply distinguished..from the traditional zelotypia of husband and wife, which is morally reprehensible, and may be separated by us from the zelotypia of the medical men.

      Modern Philology vol. 47 122/1
   6. 2007

      > ‘Mad’ Mary Verney, whose husband's philandering drove her to zelotypia, or morbid jealousy.

      New Yorker 11 June 135/2
   historical
   1. jealousness c1380–
      The quality of being jealous; jealousy; suspicion.
   2. jealouste a1382–82
      Jealousy; zeal.
   3. heart-burning c1425–
      An angry and embittered state of mind, felt but not openly expressed; rankling jealousy, resentment, or discontent.
   4. jealousy c1425–
      The state of mind arising from the suspicion, apprehension, or knowledge of rivalry. In respect of success or advantage: Fear of losing some good…
   5. zealousy 1542–1656
      Jealousy; mistrust. Obsolete.
   6. zelotypia 1566–
      Jealousy; esp. obsessive or excessive jealousy, sometimes characterized as an illness.
   7. heartburn 1579–
      Originally: jealousy, resentment; rankling discontent; disappointment. Subsequently: worry, anxiety; concern, misgivings. Also (occasionally): an…
   8. yellowness a1586–1621
      Jealousy; envy. Cf. yellow, adj. A.3a. Obsolete.
   9. yellows 1601–83
      Jealousy; envy. Cf. yellow, adj. A.3a. Obsolete.
   10. green-eyed monster a1616–
       figurative. In and after Shakespeare. (Usually with the) jealousy.
   11. zelotypy 1623–1794
       Jealousy. Cf. zelotypia, n.
   12. green eye a1845–
       The eye of jealousy (cf. green-eyed, adj.).
   13. jealous-hood 1846–
       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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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌziːlə(ʊ)ˈtɪpiə/
zee-loh-TIP-ee-uh

### U.S. English

/ˌziləˈtɪpiə/
zee-luh-TIP-ee-uh

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

####

Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

1. 1600s
   zelotipia
2. 1600s; 1800s–
   zelotypia

## Frequency

zelotypia typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

zelotypia is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zelotypia, n., 1750–2010

* Occurrences per million words in written English

Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.

The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.

For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.

Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.

Decade | Frequency per million words
--- | ---
1750 | 0.0036
1760 | 0.0046
1770 | 0.0041
1780 | 0.0042
1790 | 0.003
1800 | 0.0033
1810 | 0.0035
1820 | 0.0036
1830 | 0.003
1840 | 0.0031
1850 | 0.0026
1860 | 0.0024
1870 | 0.0023
1880 | 0.0024
1890 | 0.002
1900 | 0.0015
1910 | 0.0013
1920 | 0.0013
1930 | 0.0013
1940 | 0.0012
1950 | 0.0011
1960 | 0.0009
1970 | 0.0009
1980 | 0.0008
1990 | 0.0007
2000 | 0.0008
2010 | 0.0007

zelotypia, n. was revised in June 2018.

zelotypia, n. was last modified in December 2024.