Zealous

Alma chapter 27 ends with the following verses about the people of Ammon, who had sworn to never use weapons again, not even to defend themselves:

Therefore, they would suffer death in the most aggravating and distressing manner which could be inflicted by their brethren, before they would take the sword or cimeter to smite them.

And thus they were a zealous and beloved people, a highly favored people of the Lord.

Alma 27: 29-30

Such a devotion to pacifism isn't what one normally thinks of when one imagines someone who is "zealous." Usually, the word "zealous" applies to those who are active in pursuit of their aims and goals. In fact, those who are called "zealots" are usually aggressively active, even to the point of attacking those who hinder them. Yet, it's entirely possible to be zealous without being a zealot, and it's possible for one's zeal to manifest in unorthodox, and even apparently passive ways. It's possible to be passionate about something without resorting to violence. The people of Ammon were passionate about their beliefs, yet they didn't express them violently. Perhaps that's why they were such "a highly favored people of the Lord."