This is, indeed, a good word to feature. However, at this time I am looking for submissions of the letter Z.
How about "zenith"? "Zenithal" is a less common form too. "Zydecos" is a less commonly used word as well.
For the letter Z there were three submissions: zeal, zenith and zydecos. Zealotry was suggested, but is a derivative of zeal and as such is a duplication. I assigned a numerical value to each of the words and asked @obblebobble to pick one, without saying why to ensure an unbiased outcome. The winner: Zenith Congrats, @MCHelix3000, I owe you money.
Kay... I only checked 7 different online sources (Yes, when I find interest in something, I really do a lot more research on it. ) as I don't have a good dictionary, so I couldn't check a real one.
I use dictionary.com for the most part. And I mistyped your 'zest' as 'zeal', so I still had you down with an entry, even if it wasn't the right one... and that means zealotry was excluded when it shouldn't have been... what a mess. Are we sure it's not Monday?
1. I vote for a redraw to give zealotry a fair chance. 2. Maybe it actually is Monday, who knows. Ah. Now that I know the source, I will be able to suggest accepted words in the future.
Alright, then. Zest, zealotry, zydecos & any submissions between now and whenever I post the next word, will be included in an additional min-contest for the same prize money. Hm... in honor of Hallowe'en and zombies, I wonder if we can keep Z words going for the rest of the month?
Zoolatry The worship of or excessive attention to animals. "I began having doubts about continuing our relationship after visiting her apartment to find evidence of zoolatry, as her 27 cats rubbed up against my leg."
zooid- any organic body or cell capable of spontaneous movement and of an existence more or less apart from or independent of the parent organism.
