fervent
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈfɜrvənt/
:
ferviente
- My most fervent desire is that you never see this writing.
- fervent supporter
- fervent desire
- fervent prayer
He is first a Platonist, sort of, then a Manichaean, then a Christian Platonist, and then a more fervent Christian.
- He is first a Platonist, sort of, then a Manichaean, then a Christian Platonist, and then a more fervent Christian.
- He incites the fervent believers of his cause to act up and push the boundaries bordering on and potentially even including breaking the law.
- But haters are so fervent in their insane crusade against people that they will just make shit up and try and spread it around and people are happy to eat it up.
- It's utterly inactive, but your brain is fervent with its activity.
- And one of the most fervent people adherence of Eudaismus was, of course, Saint Paul before his conversion.
- And like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plan and I will be offering this government nothing for the most fervent support.
- So the very same principle will apply if you are not feeling spiritually fervent or, or, or, or, or motivated or inspired.
Examples
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And then she found God and became one of Jesus's most fervent disciples.
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I'm one of your most fervent admirers, doctor.
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And his love is so fervent that I believe it.
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After the decades of fervent advocacy...
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In art, our most fervent hopes come true.
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It is our fervent desire that he may gain here the peace...
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Some of them offered fervent condolences; some paused to tell a favorite story about Allan.
Fiction book (1992) -
It is my most fervent hope that this be... the moment when all mankind comes together... when at last the world's population can rise as one, and say... Anthony?
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Americans are friendly, earnest, hospitable, kind, frank, accomplished, warm-hearted, fervent, and... enthusiastic.
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His campaign rallies still draw thousands of fervent supporters who passionately cheer for his proposals.
Synonyms
329
2.8
Having very strong feelings about something
175
2.7
Very excited and interested in something
103
4.4
Very enthusiastic about someone or something
64
3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
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6.3
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
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6.8
Very strong support for an idea or cause without question
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5.8
Being full of strong feelings that show in words or actions
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8.2
Full of strong romantic or sexual feeling
8
4.3
Showing very strong enthusiasm for a cause in a way that ignores reason
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8.4
Being very strong and excited about something
Showing very strong and passionate feeling
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
fervent = fervor (transparent) = ferv + ent
The adjective is transparently formed by the stem related to 'fervor' plus the adjectival suffix '-ent', yielding 'showing intense feeling'.
Etymology
Fervent comes from the Latin fervere meaning 'to boil', so to be fervent is to have feelings that 'boil' inside you—strong and passionate, just like the related word fervor.