Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another; eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of another's example or virtues. 2. (a.) Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.

Multi-Version Concordance Emulous (2 Occurrences) 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up, (DBY) 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy. (DBY)