Fervent Definition
fûrvənt
adjective
Having or showing great warmth of feeling; intensely devoted or earnest; ardent.
Webster's New World
Hot; burning; glowing.
Webster's New World
Origin of Fervent
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Middle English from Old French from Latin fervēns fervent- present participle of fervēre to boil bhreu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervens, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).
From Wiktionary
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