fervour
noun/ˈfɜːvə(r)/
/ˈfɜːrvər/
(US English fervor)
[uncountable]- very strong feelings about something synonym enthusiasm
- She kissed him with unusual fervour.
- religious/patriotic fervour
Extra Examples- Its followers have lost their religious fervour.
- The speech aroused nationalist fervour.
- their fervour for the cause
- They were fired by religious fervour.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- evangelical
- moral
- …
- arouse
- lose
- with fervour
- fervour for
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin fervor, from fervere ‘to boil’. Compare with fervent and fervid.Want to learn more?
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