fervour

/ ˈfɜːvə /

noun

1. great intensity of feeling or belief; ardour; zeal
2. rare.
   intense heat

Word History and Origins

Origin of fervour¹

C14: from Latin fervor heat, from fervēre to glow, boil

Example Sentences

While they often act in the name of revolutionary leftist fervour, their behaviour is actually more similar to the far right found in other countries who lead xenophobic and reactionary movements, Professor Schneider tells the BBC.

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The 250,000 fans from Knebworth in 1996 are now in their 40s and 50s but plenty have managed to pass on some of their fervour to their children.

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Were North Korea's players powered by something more than patriotic fervour, a systemic focus on the female game and a sweat-soaked training regime?

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Mr Daniel has spoken out against the government in the past, but says his patriotic fervour was revived during the recent two-year war in Tigray, the northern province of Ethiopia, which is on Eritrea’s border.

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In Myanmar’s eastern Karenni State, the sleepy jungle town of Demoso has come alive with revolutionary fervour.

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