the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems.
Examples of fervent
fervent
That's high school game night, and in this region, there is a fervent following.
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Few potential employers would be impressed if you described yourself as fervent.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sen. Snowe, a Republican, is a known, even fervent supporter of abortion rights.
From the post-gazette.com
His interests were peppered with opinions, usually fervent and sometimes fierce.
From the thenewstribune.com
The sound of fervent chanting in one small church fills the surrounding streets.
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The encouraging thing is how many people are following it with fervent interest.
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The public mood is also one of grudging assent, if not exactly fervent support.
From the economist.com
A typically fervent Stephen Fry reviewed the iPhone four months after its launch.
From the guardian.co.uk
She was a classics scholar, a fervent breastfeeder and an expert cat's cradler.
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Ardent: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
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
(fervently) fierily: with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book"
(fervency) ardor: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
Fervent Records is a Contemporary Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Fervent was bought by Word Records in 2005.
Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief; Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion; Glowing, burning, very hot
(fervently) in a fervent manner
Having or showing great warmth of feeling; intensely devoted or earnest; ardent.