fervent

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fervens, ferventem, present participle of fervere (“to boil, ferment, glow, rage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɝ.vənt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɜː.vənt/
• Hyphenation: fer‧vent
• Rhymes: -ʌnt

Adjective

fervent (comparative more fervent, superlative most fervent)

1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief.
   • 1819, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mathilda, ch. 3:

     As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.

2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion.
   • 1876, Wilkie Collins, "Mr. Captain and the Nymph," in Little Novels,

     Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!

3. Glowing, burning, very hot.
   • 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Second Epistle of Peter, 3:10:

     But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

Derived terms

• fervently

Related terms

• fever
• ferment
• fervid
• fervor

Translations

exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, or belief

• Bulgarian: пламенен (bg) (plamenen), страстен (bg) (strasten)
• Catalan: fervent
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱切／热切 (zh) (rèqiè), 热切 (zh) (rèqiè), 踴躍／踊跃 (zh) (yǒngyuè), 踊跃 (zh) (yǒngyuè), 熱烈／热烈 (zh) (rèliè), 热烈 (zh) (rèliè)

• Dutch: fervent (nl)
• Finnish: kiihkeä (fi)
• French: fervent (fr)
• Galician: afervoado (gl)
• German: inbrünstig (de)
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• Hebrew: (formally) מְלֵא לַהַט (he) m (melè láhat), נִלְהַב m (nilháv)
• Japanese: 熱烈な (ja) (ねつれつな, netsuretsu na)
• Maori: manawawera
• Portuguese: fervente (pt), fervoroso (pt), férvido (pt)
• Russian: пла́менный (ru) (plámennyj), пы́лкий (ru) (pýlkij), стра́стный (ru) (strástnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: dian, dealasach, dìoghrasach
• Spanish: ferviente (es)
• Turkish: tutkun (tr)

having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, or passion

• Bulgarian: горещ (bg) (gorešt), страстен (bg) (strasten)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熱情／热情 (zh) (rèqíng), 热情 (zh) (rèqíng), 火熱／火热 (zh) (huǒrè), 火热 (zh) (huǒrè), 激情 (zh) (jīqíng)

• Finnish: kiihkeä (fi)
• Galician: afervoado (gl)
• Hebrew: סוֹעֵר m (so'ér), מְלֵא תְּשׁוּקָה (he) m (melè t∫uká)
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• Maori: manawawera
• Portuguese: fervoroso (pt), férvido (pt)
• Russian: пла́менный (ru) (plámennyj), жа́ркий (ru) (žárkij)
• Scottish Gaelic: dian, dealasach
• Turkish: tutkun (tr)

glowing, burning, very hot

• Bulgarian: горещ (bg) (gorešt), жарък (bg) (žarǎk)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 炎熱／炎热 (zh) (yánrè), 炎热 (zh) (yánrè)

• Finnish: tulikuuma (fi), hehkuva (fi)
• German: glühend (de)
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• Hebrew: לוֹהֵט (he) m (lohét)
• Portuguese: férvido (pt)
• Russian: горя́чий (ru) (gorjáčij), жа́ркий (ru) (žárkij), жгу́чий (ru) (žgúčij), пыла́ющий (ru) (pylájuščij)
• Turkish: hararetli (tr), ateşli (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• Danish: ^{(please verify)} brændende
• (deprecated template usage) German: glühend (1,2), inbrünstig (1,2)
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• Kurdish:

Further reading

• “fervent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “fervent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “fervent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Latin fervēntem, accusative of fervēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁ.vɑ̃/

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• Homophone: fervents

Adjective

fervent (feminine fervente, masculine plural fervents, feminine plural ferventes)

1. fervent

Further reading

• “fervent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) fervent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ferveō