- a variation of fervor.
fervour
Britishnoun
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great intensity of feeling or belief; ardour; zeal
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rare intense heat
Etymology
Origin of fervour
C14: from Latin fervor heat, from fervēre to glow, boil
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Elsewhere in Spain, the same fervour could be seen almost everywhere shadowed by the eclipse, such as the town of Colmenar Viejo, near Madrid.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
A jubilant crowd of Catholic faithful filled Madrid with chants, cheers and applause on Sunday as an open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV imbued the Spanish capital with religious fervour.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
The crowd responded with increasing fervour as she worked her way through favourites such as Conceited, D£aler, One Thing, You Noticed - and, finally, the hit.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Amid the plethora of army posters across the city, there are some smaller signs that not everybody shares the patriotic pro-war fervour.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Charles couldn’t help but reach out, and “we again grasped hands with all the fervour of long-parted friends, my wife in the spirit-land and myself here.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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