jealousy
- jealousy
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a) A state of
suspicious guarding towards a spouse, lover etc., from fears of infidelity.
… even the aspirant to saintliness may be jealous of the more successful saint.
b) A
resentment towards someone for a perceived advantage or superiority they hold.
Jealousy was, however, aroused among the English nobility at the favouritism shown the Dutch newcomer
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Jealousy — typically refers to the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival. This rival may or may not know that he or she is perceived as a threat.DefinitionParrott makes use… … Wikipedia
Jealousy — • Taken to be synonymous with envy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jealousy Jealousy † … Catholic encyclopedia
Jealousy — CD de X Japan Publicación 1 de julio de 1991 Grabación Los Angeles, Estados Unidos Género(s) Power metal / Speed metal … Wikipedia Español
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 directly affecting one s happiness; painful suspicion of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jealousy — Album par Loudness Sortie 25 mai 1988 Durée 28:01 Genre Heavy Metal Producteur Loudness, Toshi Makashita … Wikipédia en Français
jealousy — (n.) c.1200, of God; c.1300, of persons, from O.Fr. jalousie enthusiasm, love, longing, jealousy (12c.), from jalos (see JEALOUS (Cf. jealous)). Meaning zeal, fervor, devotion is late 14c … Etymology dictionary
jealousy — index resentment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
jealousy — [n] envy backbiting, begrudging, covetousness, enviousness, evil eye*, greeneyed monster*, grudge, grudgingness, jaundiced eye*, resentfulness, resentment, spite; concept 410 … New thesaurus
jealousy — [jel′əs ē] n. [ME jalousie < OFr gelosie < gelos: see JEALOUS] 1. the quality or condition of being jealous 2. pl. jealousies an instance of this; jealous feeling … English World dictionary
JEALOUSY — Appearing some 80 times in the Bible, the root kna (qnʾ; קנא) in its various derivatives is, in the standard translations of the Bible, most often related to the notion of jealousy (or zeal ). More generally, it connotes any kind of emotional… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
jealousy — n. 1) to arouse jealousy 2) to feel jealousy 3) bitter, blind; fierce; groundless, unfounded; petty jealousy 4) interservice; professional jealousy 5) a fit of jealousy 6) jealousy towards * * * [ dʒeləsɪ] blind fierce groundless … Combinatory dictionary