[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

jealousy \jeal"ousy\, 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 faithfulness of
   husband, wife, or lover.
   1913 webster

         i was jealous for jealousy.              --zech. viii.
                                                  2.
   1913 webster

         jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority.
                                                  --shenstone.
   1913 webster

         whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had
         excellence to deserve our fondness.      --rambler.
   1913 webster
see also:
jealousies jealous jalousie 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

jealousy
     n 1: a feeling of jealous envy especially of a rival syn: green-eyed
          monster
     2: zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom
        with fierce jealousy"-paul blanshard
see also:
green-eyed monster 

[3] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

jealousy
   suspicion of a wife's purity, one of the strongest passions
   num. 5:14; prov. 6:34; cant. 8:6; also an intense interest for
   another's honour or prosperity ps. 79:5; 1 cor. 10:22; zech.
   1:14.
   

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