vehemence

[ vee-uh-muhns ]
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noun
  1. the quality of being vehement; ardor; fervor.

  2. vigorous impetuosity; fury: the vehemence of his attack.

Origin of vehemence

1
1520–30; <Latin vehementia;see vehement, -ence
  • Sometimes ve·he·men·cy .

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  • o·ver·ve·he·mence, noun

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