Fervor Definition
fûrvər
noun
Great warmth of emotion; ardor; zeal.
Webster's New World
Intense heat.
Webster's New World
(US) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
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Noun
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fervor
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fervorsOrigin of Fervor
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From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English fervour from Old French from Latin fervor from fervēre to boil bhreu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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