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fervent

[fur-vuhnt]

adjective

  1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent.

    a fervent admirer; a fervent plea.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. hot; burning; glowing.



fervent

/ ˈfɜːvɪd, ˈfɜːvənt /

adjective

  1. intensely passionate; ardent

    a fervent desire to change society

  2. archaicboiling, burning, or glowing

    fervent heat

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • fervently adverb
  • ferventness noun
  • nonfervent adjective
  • nonferventness noun
  • overfervent adjective
  • overferventness noun
  • superfervent adjective
  • unfervent adjective
  • ˈڱԳٱ adverb
  • ˈڱԳٲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin fervent- (stem of ڱŧԲ ) present participle of ڱŧ “to boil”; -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fervent1

C14: from Latin ڱŧ to boil, glow
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A search for the country's conservative presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo brings up a related suggestion for "conversion", as he is widely seen to have "converted" from being a fervent labour activist to a conservative politician.

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There was also a fervent believer in Sasquatch and a museum in Santa Cruz dedicated to the hirsute, mythical creature.

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But Trump had another flagship issue that was a big part of his appeal to his most fervent followers:

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The former Arkansas governor has long been a fervent supporter of Israel.

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That distinction would have to go to “Finnegans Wake,” a book that has been described as unreadable even by its most fervent admirers.

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