fervour
English
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edit- (US spelling) fervor
Noun
editfervour (countable and uncountable, plural fervours) (British spelling)
- An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardour.
- 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 404:
- The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.
- A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
- Heat.
Translations
editfervor — see fervor
Middle English
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French fervor, from Latin fervor, fervōrem; compare fervent.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfervour (uncountable)
- fervour (emotional passion or enthusiasm)
- Intense heat or fieriness.
- (rare) Tempestuousness, raging.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “fervǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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