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Definitions and meaning of fervor

fervor

Alternative forms

• fervour (Commonwealth)

Etymology

From Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɝvɚ/

Noun

fervor (countable and uncountable, plural fervors)

1. (American spelling) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.

2. (American spelling) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
3. (American spelling) Heat.

Synonyms

• (passionate enthusiasm): fire in the belly, zeal

Related terms

• fervent
• fervid
• fever

Translations

Further reading

• “fervor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “fervor”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fervor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• frover

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fervōrem. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fərˈbor]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [fərˈvo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [feɾˈvoɾ]

Noun

fervor m or (archaic or poetic) f (plural fervors)

1. fervor

Derived terms

• fervorós

Related terms

• fervent

References

Further reading

• “fervor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “fervor” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fervor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fervōrem.

Noun

fervor m (plural fervores)

1. fervor (passionate enthusiasm)
2. the act of boiling

   Synonym: fervura

Related terms

• afervoar
• fervoroso

Further reading

• “fervor” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “fervor” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Latin

Etymology

From ferveō +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfer.u̯or/, [ˈfɛru̯ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfer.vor/, [ˈfɛrvor]

Noun

fervor m (genitive fervōris); third declension

1. boiling heat
2. fermenting
3. ardour, passion, fury
4. intoxication

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• “fervor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “fervor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fervor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Middle English

Noun

fervor

1. Alternative form of fervour

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin fervor. Attested from the 14th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

fervor f (plural fervors)

1. fervor

   Synonym: ardor

Related terms

• fervent
• fervorós

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fervōrem.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: fer‧vor

Noun

fervor m (plural fervores)

1. fervour (passionate enthusiasm)

Related terms

• fervente
• fervoroso

Further reading

• “fervor” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin fervōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feɾˈboɾ/ [feɾˈβ̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: fer‧vor

Noun

fervor m (plural fervores)

1. fervor

Related terms

Further reading

• “fervor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014