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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Around the country, students who learn about the artwork in history classes are gearing up for school trips, while businesses are bidding to capitalise on some of the fervour.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
The US automaker is among many to have seized on the buzz around AI, particularly amid Wall Street fervour about the tech's potential to increase margins.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
In all the rush and fervour, Montag had only an instant to read a line, but it blazed in his mind for the next minute as if stamped there with fiery steel.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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