- 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
Example Sentences
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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
But so far the discreet American has drawn less fervour than Argentine reformer Pope Francis, who died last April after leading the world's 1.4 billion Catholics for 12 years.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The original three-hour-34-minute Dhurandhar delivered a high-octane mix of espionage, gang wars and patriotic fervour.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 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
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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