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Webster 1913 Edition

Fervent

Fer′vent

Adj.

[F.

fervent

, L.

fervens

-entis

. p. pr. of

fervere

o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]

Hot; glowing; boiling; burning;

as, a

fervent

summer

The elements shall melt with

fervent

heat.

2 Pet. iii. 10.

Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.

Not slothful in business;

fervent

in spirit.

Rom. iii. 11.

So spake the

fervent

angel.

Milton.

–

Fer′vent-ly

adv.

–

Fer′vent-ness

Noun.

Laboring

fervently

for you in prayers.

Col. iv. 12.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fervent

FERV'ENT

Adj.

[L. fervens, from ferveo, to be hot, to boil, to glow.]

Hot; boiling; as a fervent summer; fervent blood.

Hot in temper; vehement.

They are fervent to dispute.

Ardent; very warm; earnest; excited; animated; glowing; as fervent zeal; fervent piety.

Fervent in spirit. Rom 12.

Definition 2024

fervent

English

Adjective

fervent ‎(comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)

Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.
- 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mathilda, ch. 3:
  As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.
Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion.
- 1876, Wilkie Collins, "Mr. Captain and the Nymph," in Little Novels,
  Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!
Glowing, burning, very hot.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Second Epistle of Peter, 3:10:
  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Derived terms

fervently

Related terms

Translations

exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief

Bulgarian: пламенен (bg) ‎(plamenen), страстен (bg) ‎(strasten)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 熱切 (zh), 热切 (zh) ‎(rèqiè), 踴躍 (zh), 踊跃 (zh) ‎(yǒngyuè), 熱烈 (zh), 热烈 (zh) ‎(rèliè)
Dutch: fervent (nl)
Finnish: kiihkeä (fi)
French: fervent (fr)
Galician: afervoado (gl)
German: inbrünstig (de)

Hebrew: (formally) מְלֵא לַהַט (he) m ‎(melè láhat), נִלְהַב m ‎(nilháv)
Japanese: 熱烈な (ja) ‎(ねつれつな, netsuretsu na)
Portuguese: fervente (pt), fervoroso (pt), férvido (pt)
Russian: пла́менный (ru) ‎(plámennyj), пы́лкий (ru) ‎(pýlkij), стра́стный (ru) ‎(strástnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: dian, dealasach, dìoghrasach
Spanish: ferviente (es)
Turkish: tutkun (tr)

having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion

Bulgarian: горещ (bg) ‎(gorešt), страстен (bg) ‎(strasten)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 熱情 (zh), 热情 (zh) ‎(rèqíng), 火熱 (zh), 火热 (zh) ‎(huǒrè), 激情 (zh) ‎(jīqíng)
Finnish: kiihkeä (fi)

Galician: afervoado (gl)
Hebrew: סוֹעֵר m ‎(so'ér), מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה (he) m ‎(melè t∫uká)
Portuguese: fervoroso (pt), férvido (pt)
Russian: пла́менный (ru) ‎(plámennyj), жа́ркий (ru) ‎(žárkij)
Scottish Gaelic: dian, dealasach
Turkish: tutkun (tr)

glowing, burning, very hot

Bulgarian: горещ (bg) ‎(gorešt), жарък (bg) ‎(žarǎk)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 炎熱 (zh), 炎热 (zh) ‎(yánrè)
Finnish: tulikuuma (fi), hehkuva (fi)
German: glühend (de)

Hebrew: לוֹהֵט m ‎(lohét)
Portuguese: férvido (pt)
Russian: горя́чий (ru) ‎(gorjáčij), жа́ркий (ru) ‎(žárkij), жгу́чий (ru) ‎(žgúčij), пыла́ющий (ru) ‎(pylájuščij)
Turkish: hararetli (tr), ateşli (tr)

French

Etymology

From Old French, a borrowing from Latin fervēntem, accusative of fervēns.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛʁ.vɑ̃/
Homophone: fervents

Adjective

fervent m ‎(feminine singular fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes)

fervent

Latin

Verb

fervent

third-person plural present active indicative of ferveō

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Webster 1913 Edition

Fervent

Fer′vent

Webster 1828 Edition

Fervent

FERV'ENT

Definition 2024

fervent

fervent

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