Louis's actions were inspired by Christian zeal and Catholic devotion. Red denotes courage, zeal, and fortitude. While Herod's zeal for building transformed Judea, his motives were not selfless. Armed with their newfound religious zeal, the Saudis began conquering parts of Arabia. The party saw its political unity and strong discipline as conditions for its ideological zeal. The celebration of Ugadi is marked by religious zeal and social merriment. His self-imposed zeal and asceticism cost him the position. The Guise brothers set about persecuting the Protestants with zeal. This was done with remarkable energy, zeal and sacrifice. For all his overmastering zeal, Bernard was by nature neither a bigot nor a persecutor. Critics have condemned Luce's "jingoistic missionary zeal". Neither mention his eschatological views, which played a major role in his missionary zeal. This period was marked by conquest of neighboring areas and by religious zeal. Jerome showed more zeal and interest in the ascetic ideal than in abstract speculation. Coates was an ambitious politician who had an almost "religious zeal" for his portfolio.