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Ardors

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ar⋅dor

  [ahr-der]
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–noun
1. great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: She spoke persuasively and with ardor.
2. intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal: his well-known ardor for Chinese art.
3. burning heat.
Also, especially British, ardour.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L, equiv. to ārd(ēre) to burn + -or -or 1 ; r. ME ardure < OF ardur < L, as above; 17th century ardour < AF < L, as above

Synonyms:
1. fervency, spirit, earnestness, intensity.
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Word Origin & History

ardor 
c.1386, "heat of passion or desire," from O.Fr. ardour, from L. ardorem (nom. ardor) "a flame, fire," from ardere "to burn" (see ardent). In M.E., used of base passions; since Milton's time, of noble ones.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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