fervor
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈfɜrvər/
- US
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fervor
- As a rigorous Anglican, she got on people's cases with equal fervor toward both the right and the left.
- religious fervor
- patriotic fervor
- revolutionary fervor
And it used to be celebrated with huge fervor in this country.
- And it used to be celebrated with huge fervor in this country.
- And Carol, just almost at the height of that fervor, left for Europe.
- There's this kind of thirst and fervor to find out that just feels different from where we've been before.
- When I would see, for example, his debates on Iraq, there was more fervor in that even than there was in the religious debates.
- But so that, you know, the conspiracy theory, the religious fervour and the belief of end times are all kind of wrapped up.
- And it's also part of that thing of when you are super scared, the laughs come much, come with much more fervor.
- Again, we too often view the passion and the emotion and the fervor of love as a place where rules don't apply, but they actually do.
- And we get we get this overwhelming fervor around mythological world.
- I did do the fervor method of crying out and don't before you click off.
- All of it is an important ways part of the same insane political fervor.
- My family propagandize milk to me to the point where I almost had a religious fervor belief in milk.
Examples
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There is a passion and a fervor in Kirk that we haven't seen until now.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was a young reporter at the time, and the feeling on the street, the fervor, the excitement about change were palpable.
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And it used to be celebrated with huge fervor in this country.
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There was such an air of fervor and excitement as the first few spoke.
Fiction book (1992) -
Because there was a religious fervor about the whole thing, and I couldn't.
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Each of Ben II's sons expressed religious fervor in individually unique ways.
Academic text (2011) -
Caught up in the boy's story and his fervor, Miranda felt a sharp stab of pity.
Fiction book (1990) -
The ensuing debate could well match, or even exceed, the intensity and fervor over abortion issues.
Academic text (1997) -
My father's faith, if not his fervor, may yet supplant this lingering resistance to religion.
Fiction book (2000) -
The crowd cheered with great fervor as the team entered the stadium.
Synonyms
463
2.5
A very strong feeling that makes someone act, like love or anger
434
1.0
A strong feeling of happiness and eagerness, or something that causes it
313
5.8
Strong feeling of energy and passion
288
2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
42
4.5
Great energy and enjoyment that makes things exciting
27
6.7
A feeling of strong, happy energy and excitement
21
5.2
Strong, lively enjoyment when doing something
8
4.1
Strong, excited enjoyment of something you like
7
7.5
A strong feeling of love and excitement for someone or something
1
5.6
A strong, eager interest in a cause or idea
1
8.0
A strong, deep feeling that makes someone excited or eager
1
5.9
A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
1
8.0
A very strong wish to have or do something
A very strong feeling of great interest and excitement for something
A strong feeling of passion or a sense of burning heat in writing
Strong feelings that make someone act with great energy and care
A lively, happy energy that makes a person enjoy life
A strong inner feeling that makes someone want to do something
Antonyms
Compounds
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fervor comes from the Latin verb fervere, which means 'to boil', and it is the same root as fervent. So, fervor is like a 'boiling' heat inside you that makes you very excited or full of strong feeling.