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Fervent

Fervent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fervent? [adj] extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope [adj] characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [adj] sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fervent: ardent \| burning(a) \| cordial \| fervid \| fiery \| hot \| impassioned \| passionate \| perfervid \| sincere \| torrid Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fervent: abandoned \| ablaze \| afire \| animated \| ardent \| assiduous \| blazing \| boiling \| boiling over \| breathless \| burning \| burning with excitement \| captivated \| committed \| cordial \| dedicated \| delirious \| devoted \| devout \| diligent \| drunk \| eager \| earnest \| ecstatic \| emotional \| emphatic \| energetic \| enraptured \| enthusiastic \| excited \| exciting \| exuberant \| faithful \| fanatical \| febrile \| fervid \| fevered \| feverish \| fiery \| flaming \| flushed \| frantic \| frenzied \| glowing \| hard \| hardworking \| heartfelt \| hearty \| heated \| hectic \| het up \| hot \| hot-blooded \| hotheaded \| impassioned \| in earnest \| in rut \| indefatigable \| industrious \| inflamed \| intense \| intent \| intent on \| intoxicated \| keen \| laborious \| lively \| loyal \| never idle \| on fire \| passionate \| perfervid \| pious \| provoking \| rapt \| rapturous \| red-hot \| relentless \| religious \| resolute \| responsive \| sedulous \| seething \| serious \| sexually excited \| sincere \| sleepless \| spirited \| steaming \| steamy \| stimulating \| stirring \| strenuous \| tender \| tireless \| transported \| unfeigned \| unflagging \| unremitting \| unrestrained \| unsleeping \| unsparing \| unwearied \| urgent \| vehement \| vigorous \| warm \| warmhearted \| white-hot \| wholehearted \| zealous See Also \| Fervent In Webster's Dictionary \Fer"vent\, a. [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.] 1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer. The elements shall melt with fervent heat. --2 Pet. iii. 10. 2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing. Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. --Rom. iii. 11. So spake the fervent angel. --Milton. A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind. --Macaulay. -- {Fer"vently}, adv. -- {Fer"ventness}, n. Laboring fervently for you in prayers. --Col. iv. 12.

Fervent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fervent?

[adj] extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope
[adj] characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
[adj] sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor's comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope"

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Fervent In Webster's Dictionary

\Fer"vent\, a. [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr.
of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]
1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.

         The elements shall melt with fervent heat. --2 Pet.
                                               iii. 10.

2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of
   fervor; zealous; glowing.

         Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. --Rom.
                                               iii. 11.

         So spake the fervent angel.           --Milton.

         A fervent desire to promote the happiness of
         mankind.                              --Macaulay.
   -- {Fer"vent*ly}, adv. -- {Fer"vent*ness}, n.

         Laboring fervently for you in prayers. --Col. iv.
                                               12.

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