Jealous
Jealous , adjective
[Old English jalous, gelus, Old French jalous, French jaloux, Late Latin zelosus zealous, from zelus emulation, zeal, jealousy, Greek zh^los. See Zeal, and compare Zealous.]
1.
Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.
I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts.
How nicely jealous is every one of us of his own repute!
2.
Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.
'This doing wrong creates such doubts as these,
Renders us jealous and disturbs our peace.
The people are so jealous of the clergy's ambition.
3.
Demanding exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.
Thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
4.
Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.
If the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife.
To both these sisters have I sworn my love:
Each jealous of the other, as the stung
Are of the adder.
It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband wise; which she will never do if she find him jealous.