Fervent
adjective
Having or showing very strong and sincere feelings about something.
He is a fervent supporter of human rights.
Often appears as...
- fervent supporter
- fervent believer
adjective
Exhibiting a very warm or hot temperature, often metaphorically describing feelings or emotions.
Her fervent emotions touched everyone in the room.
Often appears as...
- fervent desire
- fervent heat
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Approving
adjective
Devoted or zealous, especially in religious matters.
He is a fervent worshipper at the local church.
Often appears as...
- fervent worshipper
- fervent piety
adjective
Having or showing very strong and sincere feelings about something.
He is a fervent supporter of human rights.
Often appears as...
- fervent supporter
- fervent believer
adjective
Exhibiting a very warm or hot temperature, often metaphorically describing feelings or emotions.
Her fervent emotions touched everyone in the room.
Often appears as...
- fervent desire
- fervent heat
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Devoted or zealous, especially in religious matters.
He is a fervent worshipper at the local church.
Often appears as...
- fervent worshipper
- fervent piety
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'fervent' to emphasize the intensity of someone's feelings, stronger than just being supportive or interested.
Her fervent appeal for aid showed her deep commitment to the cause.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Persuasion
'Fervent' often carries a positive tone, suggesting admiration for someone's strong belief or enthusiasm.
His fervent speech inspired many to join the campaign.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Appeal
When describing a person as 'fervent', it suggests they may inspire others with their passion.
The crowd was moved by the musician's fervent performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'fervent' to emphasize the intensity of someone's feelings, stronger than just being supportive or interested.
Her fervent appeal for aid showed her deep commitment to the cause.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Persuasion
'Fervent' often carries a positive tone, suggesting admiration for someone's strong belief or enthusiasm.
His fervent speech inspired many to join the campaign.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Appeal
When describing a person as 'fervent', it suggests they may inspire others with their passion.
The crowd was moved by the musician's fervent performance.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'fervent' to emphasize the intensity of someone's feelings, stronger than just being supportive or interested.
Her fervent appeal for aid showed her deep commitment to the cause.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Persuasion
'Fervent' often carries a positive tone, suggesting admiration for someone's strong belief or enthusiasm.
His fervent speech inspired many to join the campaign.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Appeal
When describing a person as 'fervent', it suggests they may inspire others with their passion.
The crowd was moved by the musician's fervent performance.
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Learning from past...
I learned the narrative art from those nightly sessions with my father because at first I'd be so excited I would blurt out the Dodgers won or the Dodgers lost which took much of the drama of this two-hour telling so I finally learned you had to stell a story from beginning to middle to end I must say so fervent was my love of the
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Distorting Madonna in...
Because Christianity had so fervently rejected physical beauty, these medieval artists purposefully avoided aesthetically pleasing forms. At first, decorations for churches or palaces were limited to interesting geometric patterns, which could be pleasing without inspiring sinful thoughts of physical pleasure.
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Music and creativity in...
that promotes intelligence, self-discipline, and courage, and all other kinds of music must be avoided. Furthermore, Plato fervently denounced any music that deviated from established musical conventions, fearing that doing so would lead to the degradation of the standards of civilization,
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I am the son of a...
you'll find a small percentage of people who hold so fervently to their beliefs that they feel they must use any means necessary to make others live as they do. A few months prior to his arrest, he sat me down and explained that for the past few weekends, he and some friends
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The paradox at the heart...
be proven or disproven. While most mathematicians accepted this new reality, some fervently debated it. Others still tried to ignore the newly uncovered a hole in the heart of their field. But as more classical problems were proven to be unprovably true,
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Hunting Megabeasts PIPE...
mega beast using the literature that was available to us in the specimens that were currently in museums most of which were very fragmentary it was one fervent hope that we might eventually find a very complete specimen to help us refine
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The surprising cause of...
Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers are indeed caused by too much hydrochloric acid.
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Kare Anderson: Be an...
So let me tell you about a Hollywood party I went to a couple years back, and I met this up-and-coming actress, and we were soon talking about something that we both felt passionately public art. And she had the fervent belief
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The creative power of...
Their leaders fervently believed it was never too early to throw your own recipe out the window. Steve Jobs wanted to keep raising the bigger hits, longer run times. So he picked a couple of outsiders to drive a shake-up.
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Yoruba Richen: What the...
of LGBT rights as well, and his life is testament to the intersection of the struggles. The March on Washington is one of the high points of the movement, and it's where there was a fervent belief
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Learning from past...
I learned the narrative art from those nightly sessions with my father because at first I'd be so excited I would blurt out the Dodgers won or the Dodgers lost which took much of the drama of this two-hour telling so I finally learned you had to stell a story from beginning to middle to end I must say so fervent was my love of the
Video examples
Distorting Madonna in...
Because Christianity had so fervently rejected physical beauty, these medieval artists purposefully avoided aesthetically pleasing forms. At first, decorations for churches or palaces were limited to interesting geometric patterns, which could be pleasing without inspiring sinful thoughts of physical pleasure.
Video examples
Music and creativity in...
that promotes intelligence, self-discipline, and courage, and all other kinds of music must be avoided. Furthermore, Plato fervently denounced any music that deviated from established musical conventions, fearing that doing so would lead to the degradation of the standards of civilization,
Video examples
I am the son of a...
you'll find a small percentage of people who hold so fervently to their beliefs that they feel they must use any means necessary to make others live as they do. A few months prior to his arrest, he sat me down and explained that for the past few weekends, he and some friends
Video examples
The paradox at the heart...
be proven or disproven. While most mathematicians accepted this new reality, some fervently debated it. Others still tried to ignore the newly uncovered a hole in the heart of their field. But as more classical problems were proven to be unprovably true,
Video examples
Hunting Megabeasts PIPE...
mega beast using the literature that was available to us in the specimens that were currently in museums most of which were very fragmentary it was one fervent hope that we might eventually find a very complete specimen to help us refine
Video examples
The surprising cause of...
Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers are indeed caused by too much hydrochloric acid.
Video examples
Kare Anderson: Be an...
So let me tell you about a Hollywood party I went to a couple years back, and I met this up-and-coming actress, and we were soon talking about something that we both felt passionately public art. And she had the fervent belief
Video examples
The creative power of...
Their leaders fervently believed it was never too early to throw your own recipe out the window. Steve Jobs wanted to keep raising the bigger hits, longer run times. So he picked a couple of outsiders to drive a shake-up.
Video examples
Yoruba Richen: What the...
of LGBT rights as well, and his life is testament to the intersection of the struggles. The March on Washington is one of the high points of the movement, and it's where there was a fervent belief
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Adam Mansbach
American Author
In theory, parents are supposed to empathize with one other - find common cause in the fervent desire to preserve and protect the world for the next generation, and connect on some deep, almost mystical level that those poor souls who have not experienced this kind of all-consuming love cannot possibly comprehend.
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John Clayton
English Clergyman
It is my fervent hope and prayer that by exposing my mistakes and by pointing out the things that were a part of my early life, some who might be following the same paths might not make those same mistakes.
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Charles A. Beard
American Historian
During the election of Washington's successor, it became apparent that the country was sharply divided and that the dissatisfaction with Federalist policies was deep and fervent.
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Fumio Sasaki
Author
Minimalism had to be born, not out of a mere spur-of-the-moment idea or yearning for a new lifestyle, but from an earnest desire and fervent need to rethink our lives.
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Walter Lippmann
American Journalist
The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.
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Steve Largent
American Athlete
While I am a fervent believer in free markets and limited government, there are rare instances in which government involvement is necessary.
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Gustavo Santaolalla
Argentinian Musician
It's a deliberate choice. I am a fervent supporter of the idea that you don't have to have wall-to-wall music in good films.
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Melina Mercouri
Greek Actress
You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.
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Bradley Chicho
English Poet
Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time.
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Adam Mansbach
American Author
In theory, parents are supposed to empathize with one other - find common cause in the fervent desire to preserve and protect the world for the next generation, and connect on some deep, almost mystical level that those poor souls who have not experienced this kind of all-consuming love cannot possibly comprehend.
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John Clayton
English Clergyman
It is my fervent hope and prayer that by exposing my mistakes and by pointing out the things that were a part of my early life, some who might be following the same paths might not make those same mistakes.
Quote examples
Charles A. Beard
American Historian
During the election of Washington's successor, it became apparent that the country was sharply divided and that the dissatisfaction with Federalist policies was deep and fervent.
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Fumio Sasaki
Author
Minimalism had to be born, not out of a mere spur-of-the-moment idea or yearning for a new lifestyle, but from an earnest desire and fervent need to rethink our lives.
Quote examples
Walter Lippmann
American Journalist
The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.
Quote examples
Steve Largent
American Athlete
While I am a fervent believer in free markets and limited government, there are rare instances in which government involvement is necessary.
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Gustavo Santaolalla
Argentinian Musician
It's a deliberate choice. I am a fervent supporter of the idea that you don't have to have wall-to-wall music in good films.
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Melina Mercouri
Greek Actress
You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means 'the love of wisdom.
Quote examples
Bradley Chicho
English Poet
Shy is the oyster, fervent is the clam, peaceful is the ocean floor rocked by the sands of time.
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