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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.]
1.
Hot; glowing; boiling; burning;
as, a
fervent
summer
.
The elements shall melt with
fervent
heat.
2 Pet. iii. 10.
2.
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.]
1.
Hot; boiling; as a fervent summer; fervent blood.
2.
Hot in temper; vehement.
They are fervent to dispute.
3.
Ardent; very warm; earnest; excited; animated; glowing; as fervent zeal; fervent piety.
Fervent in spirit. Rom 12.

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