Synonyms for fervor

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fur-ver

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr vər

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Définition of fervor

Origin : mid-14c., "warmth or glow of feeling," from Old French fervor (Modern French ferveur) "heat, enthusiasm, ardor, passion," from Latin fervor "a boiling, violent heat; passion, ardor, fury," from fervere "to boil" (see brew).

noun excitement, enthusiasm

Example sentences :

He loved good horses with all the fervor of his own strong, simple, honest nature.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

His eyes shone, and his face flushed with the fervor of his theme.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

I had loved the man so eagerly and intensely—with such warmth, fervor, and humility.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Or was it the natural effect of Divine love, or fervor of devotion in these persons?
Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet

The fervor of his words touched her, for she felt that they were sincere.
Extract from : « Tales From Two Hemispheres » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen

Lorimer still loved Beatrix with all the fervor of his nature.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

And certainly there was not a grain of hypocrisy in the fervor with which she uttered it.
Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

"I wish she'd stay down on her," responded Natalie with fervor.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester

They are repeated with fervor by the disinherited workers of all the lands.
Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo

She kissed the girl again, on the lips this time, and there was fervor in the return.
Extract from : « In Apple-Blossom Time » by Clara Louise Burnham

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