fervent

[FerĀ·vent]

Use fervent to describe a person or thing that shows very strong feelings or enthusiasm. If you have a fervent desire to become an actress, you'll stop at nothing to realize your dream.

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Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.

Adjective S.
extremely hot; "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope

Adjective S.
characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"

Adjective S.
sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor''s comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope"


a.
Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.

a.
Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.


Fervent

Fer"vent , a. [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p.pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.] 1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.
The elements shall melt with fervent heat.
2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit.
So spake the fervent angel.
A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind.
-- Fer"vent*ly, adv. -- Fer"vent*ness, n.
Laboring fervently for you in prayers.

Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.

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Usage Examples

In religious and in secular affairs, the more fervent beliefs attract followers. If you are a moderate in any respect - if you're a moderate on abortion, if you're a moderate on gun control, or if you're a moderate in your religious faith - it doesn't evolve into a crusade where you're either right or wrong, good or bad, with us or against us.

I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood.

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Other Usage Examples

It is my fervent hope and prayer that by exposing my mistakes and by pointing out the things that were a part of my early life, some who might be following the same paths might not make those same mistakes.

Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.

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