emulous

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Cultivator of the gardens of the mind, himself the very bud and bloom of humanistic learning, he follows Socrates in having taken as his modus operandi the emulous pursuit of all that is most excellent.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is some little pecuniary advantage attached to the office of monitor, which makes them emulous to obtain it.

From Maria Edgeworth by Zimmern, Helen

The previous chapter showed us a little child set in the midst of the emulous disciples, whom Christ instructed that the way to be greatest was to become like this little child, the least.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.

The dynasty of Abbad, emulous of the glories of Cordova, outshone all the other rulers of Spain in elegance and culture.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

It drew together a very large number of young men emulous of these things; and few foreigners of culture came to Venice without seeking to be admitted to its sessions.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Gozzi, Count Carlo