1
: intensity of feeling or expression
booing and cheering with almost equal fervor—
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2
: intense heat
Synonyms
Examples of fervor in a Sentence
As Nina has grown more observant, Andras has become distanced from her. Her religious fervor doesn't interest him. Coming to tradition late, Nina has all the pedantry of an autodidact. Her strivings seem inauthentic to Andras, and not at all spiritual.
—Allegra Goodman, Kaaterskill Falls, 1998
Certainly being the son of a pastor had contributed to Vincent's religiosity, but in time even his father was disturbed by the growing intensity of his son's fervor.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times Book Review, 12 Aug. 1990
In her renewed fervor, Norma fears that the past decade has turned women inward, away from one another, and away, too, from the notion that solidarity among women is ultimately a source of personal strength.
—Anita Shreve, New York Times Magazine, 6 July 1986
Reciting, her voice took on resonance and firmness, it rang with the old fervor, with ferocity even.
—Eudora Welty, One Writer's Beginnings, 1983
The fervor surrounding her campaign continued right through election day.
The novel captures the revolutionary fervor of the period.
Allegra Goodman, Kaaterskill Falls, 1998
Certainly being the son of a pastor had contributed to Vincent's religiosity, but in time even his father was disturbed by the growing intensity of his son's fervor.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times Book Review, 12 Aug. 1990
In her renewed fervor, Norma fears that the past decade has turned women inward, away from one another, and away, too, from the notion that solidarity among women is ultimately a source of personal strength.
—Anita Shreve, New York Times Magazine, 6 July 1986
Reciting, her voice took on resonance and firmness, it rang with the old fervor, with ferocity even.
—Eudora Welty, One Writer's Beginnings, 1983
The fervor surrounding her campaign continued right through election day.
The novel captures the revolutionary fervor of the period.
Recent Examples on the Web
As word spread of the Nazi plan for Jewish extermination, fervor for armed resistance spread.
—David Unsworth, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
However, that fervor can sometimes interfere with the day-to-day flow of an office — depending on the field.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
In a recent interview with Brazilian outlet g1, Tomlinson addressed the fan fervor.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
The crackdown has exposed one of the main contradictions of wartime Russia, where nationalist fervor promoted by the government has brought xenophobia to new highs even as foreign workers have become an irreplaceable part of the country’s war effort.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
In the 1950s and 1960s, McCarthyism swept through the nation, fueling anti-communist fervor and persecution that shook the very foundation of the American identity.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Not since Diana’s swimwear on The Crown has the fashion hive anticipated a new series with such fervor.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
As the film reveals with clear-eyed fervor, the campaign was anything but quixotic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
And then they’re spent in a fervor of inspiration and creativity.
—Robin Keats, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
David Unsworth, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
However, that fervor can sometimes interfere with the day-to-day flow of an office — depending on the field.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
In a recent interview with Brazilian outlet g1, Tomlinson addressed the fan fervor.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
The crackdown has exposed one of the main contradictions of wartime Russia, where nationalist fervor promoted by the government has brought xenophobia to new highs even as foreign workers have become an irreplaceable part of the country’s war effort.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
In the 1950s and 1960s, McCarthyism swept through the nation, fueling anti-communist fervor and persecution that shook the very foundation of the American identity.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
Not since Diana’s swimwear on The Crown has the fashion hive anticipated a new series with such fervor.
—Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
As the film reveals with clear-eyed fervor, the campaign was anything but quixotic.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
And then they’re spent in a fervor of inspiration and creativity.
—Robin Keats, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Fervor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fervor. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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fervor
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