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fervent

[ fur-vuhnt ]

adjective

  1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:

    a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.

    Synonyms: passionate, impassioned, fervid

  2. hot; burning; glowing.


fervent

/ ˈfɜːvɪd; ˈfɜːvənt /

adjective

  1. intensely passionate; ardent

    a fervent desire to change society

  2. archaic.
    boiling, burning, or glowing

    fervent heat

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfervently, adverb
  • ˈferventness, noun
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Other Words From

  • fer·vent·ly adverb
  • fer·vent·ness noun
  • non·fer·vent adjective
  • non·fer·vent·ness noun
  • o·ver·fer·vent adjective
  • o·ver·fer·vent·ness noun
  • su·per·fer·vent adjective
  • un·fer·vent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns ) present participle of fervēre “to boil”; -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow
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Example Sentences

The lawsuits against Daoud and his wife were made public in Algeria on Wednesday by lawyer Fatima Benbraham, a woman described by Le Monde newspaper as a “fervent supporter of the regime”.

From BBC

Dating to Jan. 6, 2021, when he rallied thousands of his most fervent acolytes and urged them to march on the U.S.

Trump possesses an uncanny, almost preternatural ability to reach into the very bowels of his most fervent followers, pulling from their darkest recesses the raw, untamed emotions that lie buried beneath the surface.

From Salon

Now, the city’s largest festival unfolds amid some of the city’s most fervent protests in years.

From BBC

Beyond selling the Bibles to his most fervent supporters, it seems like the Bibles might be a way for political sycophants to earn favor in Trumpworld.

From Salon

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