Definitions for fervent
ˈfɜr vəntfer·vent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torridadjective

   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"

2. fervent, fervidadjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ferventadjective

   Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.

2. ferventadjective

   Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion.

3. ferventadjective

   Glowing, burning, very hot.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ferventadjective

   Etymology: fervens, Latin; fervent, French.

   1. Hot; boiling.

   From the phlegmatick humour, the proper allay of fervent blood, will flow a future quietude and serenitude. Henry Wotton.

   2. Hot in temper; vehement.

   They that are more fervent to dispute, be not always the most able to determine. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 14.

   3. Ardent in piety; warm in zeal; flaming with devotion.

   This man being fervent in the spirit, taught diligently the things of the Lord. Acts xviii. 25.

   So spake the fervent angel; but his zeal
   None seconded, as out of season judg’d,
   Or singular and rash. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. v.

   Let all enquiries into the mysterious points of theology be carried on with fervent petitions to God, that he would dispose their minds to direct all their skill to the promotion of a good life. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fervent

   Fervent Records is a contemporary Christian music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Fervent was bought by Word Records in 2005.

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1. fervent

   Fervent refers to something that shows very strong and sincere feelings about something. It is characterized by intense enthusiasm or passion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Ferventadjective

   hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer

2. Ferventadjective

   warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing

3. Etymology: [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fervent

   fėr′vent, adj. ardent: zealous: warm in feeling.—n. Fer′vency, eagerness: warmth of devotion.—adv. Fer′vently.—adjs. Ferves′cent, growing hot; Fer′vid, very hot: having burning desire or emotion: zealous.—n. Fervid′ity.—adv. Fer′vidly.—ns. Fer′vidness; Fer′vour, heat: heat of mind, zeal. [Fr.,—L. fervēre, to boil.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fervent in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fervent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fervent in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   It is my fervent hope and the hope of millions that, regardless of party, such courage is still possible.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   Republicans came to us with this resolution, but it ignored Justice Ginsburg's dying wish, what Justice Ginsburg called Justice Ginsburg most' fervent wish' that Justice Ginsburg not be replaced until a new president is installed, so we simply have added it to the exact same text of the resolution the Republicans gave us.

3. Christen kuikoua:

   War is approaching, its presence imminent—a divine instruction, a call to arms. In the face of this looming threat, the fervent call echoes: Pray, pray, and pray again, for in prayer lies the shield that may spare you from the grasp of death.

4. President Biden:

   I have repeatedly called on Congress to pass the American Dream and Promise Act, and I now renew that call with the greatest urgency, it is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear.

5. Robert Menendez:

   Whether it be this, or Cuba, my party doesn’t care for my [foreign policy] views, this is about the fervent belief it’s in the national interest and security of the United States to have more sanctions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fervent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fervent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fervent
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fervent
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fervent
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fervent