fer·ven·cy

[fur-vuhn-see]
noun
warmth or intensity of feeling; ardor; zeal; fervor.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin ferventia (see fervent, -ency); replacing fervence < Middle French < Latin ferventia

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fervency (ˈfɜːvənsɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -cies
another word for fervour

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Whatever their predecessors in their stern morality had disdained, they pursued with a rare fervency of spirit.
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