fervor
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vər noun
1.
great warmth and earnestness of feeling: to speak with great fervor.
2.
intense heat.
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| —n | |
| 1. | great intensity of feeling or belief; ardour; zeal |
| 2. | rare intense heat |
| [C14: from Latin fervor heat, from fervēre to glow, boil] | |
| fervor or (US) fervor | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Latin fervor heat, from fervēre to glow, boil] | |
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Fervor
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Word Origin & History
fervor
mid-14c., "warmth or glow of feeling," from O.Fr. fervor, from L. fervor "a boiling, violent heat, passion," from fervere "to boil" (see brew).
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Example sentences
It does seem to have stirred up the deniers into a fervor but it's hardly a game changer.
About the same time that the crab festival was dying, the nation was gripped by anti-communist fervor.
With the populist anti-tax fervor among the nation, now more than ever my job has become one of ridicule and despise.
Railing against a banned book that few here have managed to obtain and read is an easy way to stir up populist fervor.
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