fervor

[fur-ver]

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noun

great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
intense heat.

Also especially British, fer·vour.

Origin of fervor

1350–1400; Middle English fervo(u)r < Anglo-French < Latin fervor heat (see fervent, -or¹)

Synonyms for fervor

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1. ardor, passion, zeal.

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Related Words for fervor

piety, zeal, ardor, seriousness, earnestness, intensity, passion, sincerity, warmth, devoutness, love, solemnity, fire, weakness, jazz, religiousness, vehemence, heat, animation, fervency

Examples from the Web for fervor

Contemporary Examples of fervor

Much of the fervor for war in 1860 was driven by a moral crusade against slavery.
America’s Slumbering Secession Obsession
James Poulos
September 23, 2014
His unwillingness to marry her and settle down has only increased her fervor.
Miss Piggy Leans In
Erin Cunningham
March 23, 2014
The margin, though, should serve as a test of the continued strength of Tea Party fervor in Texas.
Tea Party Tests Its Might in Texas by Opposing Conservative Rep. Pete Sessions
Ben Jacobs
January 21, 2014
Ahmet soaked up these new sounds with a fervor that set his destiny.
Remembering Music Pioneer Ahmet Ertegun
Peter Brown
December 12, 2013
Where is the fervor and the fire − or at least a little smoke?
Sleepwalking Through The Campaign
Orly Halpern
January 22, 2013

Historical Examples of fervor

He loved good horses with all the fervor of his own strong, simple, honest nature.
Thoroughbreds
W. A. Fraser
His eyes shone, and his face flushed with the fervor of his theme.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
I had loved the man so eagerly and intensely—with such warmth, fervor, and humility.
The First Violin
Jessie Fothergill
Or was it the natural effect of Divine love, or fervor of devotion in these persons?
The Phantom World
Augustin Calmet
The fervor of his words touched her, for she felt that they were sincere.
Tales From Two Hemispheres
Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen

Word Origin and History for fervor

mid-14c., "warmth or glow of feeling," from Old French fervor (Modern French ferveur) "heat, enthusiasm, ardor, passion," from Latin fervor "a boiling, violent heat; passion, ardor, fury," from fervere "to boil" (see brew).