adj
fervent
FURVNT
adj
1
Showing intense and sincere feeling; passionate and earnest.
"She made a fervent plea for the committee to reconsider."
"He remained a fervent supporter of the local team through every losing season."
How to Use Fervent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFull of strong, sincere feeling or enthusiasm — a fervent belief, wish, or supporter.
Common pairings
fervent belief
fervent supporter
fervent hope
Word Forms
more fervent comparative, most fervent superlative
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Etymology
From Latin fervens, "burning, glowing, zealous," the present participle of fervere, "to boil or be hot" — the same root as fervor and ferment.