fervour

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, Latin ferv- +‎ -our (“abstract noun suffix”).

Noun

fervour (countable and uncountable, plural fervours)

1. Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.
   • 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 404:

     The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.

Derived terms

• fervourless
• fervourous

Translations

fervor — see fervor

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fervor, fervowr

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fervor, from Latin fervor, fervōrem; compare fervent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛrˈvuːr/, /ˈfɛrvur/

Noun

fervour (uncountable)

1. fervour (emotional passion or enthusiasm)
2. Intense heat or fieriness.
3. (rare) Tempestuousness, raging.

Descendants

• English: fervor, fervour
• Scots: fervour

References

• “fervǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.