fervent
very enthusiastic, passionate
TRANSLATION
fervent = eifrig, glühend, leidenschaftlich --- GOOGLE INDEX fervent: approximately 15,600,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Welfare programmes and redistribution of land and income have brought Chavez FERVENT support among poorer voters…
(BBC News)
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You know, it is said that we Greeks are a FERVENT and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true.
(Greek singer Melina Mercouri)
(BBC News)
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You know, it is said that we Greeks are a FERVENT and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true.
(Greek singer Melina Mercouri)
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fervent
adjective
- having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent
fervently
adverb
fervency
noun
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Fervent derives from the Latin "fervens" by way of the Old French fervent. The Latin fervens was an adjective meaning "boiling, hot, glowing," which originally referred to liquid or metal. In a figurative sense it originally meant "violent, furious." The figurative sense of "enthusiastic, passionate" is from the 14th century.
Fervent is often used to describe the extent of someone's religious beliefs. In the classic work "Around The World In Eighty Days," the book's main character Phileas Fogg describes his encounter with a group of Hindis:
These were fervent Brahmins, the bitterest foes of Buddhism, their deities being Vishnu, the solar god, Shiva, the divine impersonation of natural forces, and Brahma, the supreme ruler of priests and legislators.
Fervent is not reserved for religious beliefs however. Any feeling, emotion or belief can be labelled fervent. American social commentator Walter Lippmann once said about politics:
"The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters." In talking about his passion for music, Hungarian composer Franz Liszt declared, "I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood."
Usage note:
Care should be taken when using fervid as an alternative to fervent. Although both come from the same root and share the meaning (intense, ardent), fervent has largely positive connotations, and is associated with hopes, wishes, and beliefs or admirers, supporters, and fans. Fervid, apart from being used less often, is chiefly negative: in the fervid politics of New York city. A fervent kiss from an admirer would probably be welcome; a fervid one would not.
(Collins English Dictionary)
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SYNONYMS
ardent, devout, enthusiastic, gung ho, passionate, zealous
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"Our management has expressed its fervent support for the project."
adjective
- having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent
fervently
adverb
fervency
noun
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Fervent derives from the Latin "fervens" by way of the Old French fervent. The Latin fervens was an adjective meaning "boiling, hot, glowing," which originally referred to liquid or metal. In a figurative sense it originally meant "violent, furious." The figurative sense of "enthusiastic, passionate" is from the 14th century.
Fervent is often used to describe the extent of someone's religious beliefs. In the classic work "Around The World In Eighty Days," the book's main character Phileas Fogg describes his encounter with a group of Hindis:
These were fervent Brahmins, the bitterest foes of Buddhism, their deities being Vishnu, the solar god, Shiva, the divine impersonation of natural forces, and Brahma, the supreme ruler of priests and legislators.
Fervent is not reserved for religious beliefs however. Any feeling, emotion or belief can be labelled fervent. American social commentator Walter Lippmann once said about politics:
"The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters." In talking about his passion for music, Hungarian composer Franz Liszt declared, "I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment... rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood."
Usage note:
Care should be taken when using fervid as an alternative to fervent. Although both come from the same root and share the meaning (intense, ardent), fervent has largely positive connotations, and is associated with hopes, wishes, and beliefs or admirers, supporters, and fans. Fervid, apart from being used less often, is chiefly negative: in the fervid politics of New York city. A fervent kiss from an admirer would probably be welcome; a fervid one would not.
(Collins English Dictionary)
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SYNONYMS
ardent, devout, enthusiastic, gung ho, passionate, zealous
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Our management has expressed its fervent support for the project."
