fervent

[fur-vuhnt]

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adjective

having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.
hot; burning; glowing.

Origin of fervent

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin fervent- (stem of fervēns) present participle of fervēre to boil; see -ent

Related formsfer·vent·ly, adverbfer·vent·ness, nounnon·fer·vent, adjectivenon·fer·vent·ly, adverbnon·fer·vent·ness, nouno·ver·fer·vent, adjectiveo·ver·fer·vent·ly, adverbo·ver·fer·vent·ness, nounsu·per·fer·vent, adjectivesu·per·fer·vent·ly, adverbun·fer·vent, adjectiveun·fer·vent·ly, adverb

Can be confusedfervent fever feverish

Synonyms for fervent

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1. fervid, impassioned, passionate.

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Related Words for fervently

passionately, sincerely, earnestly, vigorously, actively, willingly, cordially, promptly, intently, zealously, heartily, gladly, energetically, readily, breathlessly, hungrily, impatiently, enthusiastically, ardently, fervently

Examples from the Web for fervently

Contemporary Examples of fervently

Of course, Nienstedt is one of the most fervently anti-gay religious figures around.
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Wilson fervently supported Prop 187, which was approved by voters the same day he was approved for another term as governor.
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Leaning heavily against the door, he fervently sought her lips with his own.
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The girl pressed up against my elbow is fervently reading Tehilim (Psalms) by the light of her phone.
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The novel is an artifact, which is why antiquarians cling to it so fervently.
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Historical Examples of fervently

"You certainly do know your business, son," said Uncle Peter, fervently.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Then he burst into laughter and again shook John fervently by the hand.
The Foolish Lovers
St. John G. Ervine
"I'll do it, if he's to be found at all," said Dick fervently.
The Rock of Chickamauga
Joseph A. Altsheler
Yet I felt so certain that she would grant my prayer, I had prayed to her so fervently.
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Emile Zola
I prayed for it so fervently, and she granted my prayer, and saved you even in saving me.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for fervently

fervent

fervid (ˈfɜːvɪd)

adjective

intensely passionate; ardenta fervent desire to change society
archaic, or poetic boiling, burning, or glowingfervent heat

Derived Formsfervently or fervidly, adverbferventness or fervidness, noun

Word Origin for fervent

C14: from Latin fervēre to boil, glow

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Word Origin and History for fervently

fervent

adj.

mid-14c., from Old French fervent, from Latin ferventem (nominative fervens) "boiling, hot, glowing," figuratively "violent, impetuous, furious," present participle of fervere "to boil, glow," from PIE root *bhreue- (see brew). The figurative sense of "impassioned" is first attested c.1400. Related: Fervency; fervently.