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Fervent \Fer"vent\, a. [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr.
of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]
1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.
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The elements shall melt with fervent heat. --2 Pet.
iii. 10.
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2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of
fervor; zealous; glowing.
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Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. --Rom.
iii. 11.
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So spake the fervent angel. --Milton.
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A fervent desire to promote the happiness of
mankind. --Macaulay.
-- {Fer"vent*ly}, adv. -- {Fer"vent*ness}, n.
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Laboring fervently for you in prayers. --Col. iv.
12.
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