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
And then they’re spent in a fervor of inspiration and creativity.
—Robin Keats, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
As evidenced by the recent fervor over the whereabouts of Catherine, Princess of Wales, culminating in her pre-recorded cancer announcement, there remains a tension between the royals and the press.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, attracted a frenzy of interest on its first day of trading, though the fervor appears to have subsided.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Questions do arise for men, depending on the length of age between partners, but just not with as much fervor as women.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 2 Apr. 2024
Lee seemingly lives the history with every fibre of his being, and his meticulous yet florid mid-century reconstructions blaze with the power of spiritual devotion and righteous fervor along with their sheer dramatic energy.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
The neo-Gamergate fervor surrounding Sweet Baby started with a Brazilian Steam user by the name of Kabrutus.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024
What may be construed as nationalist fervor is actually a need to survive and carry on their ancestral legacy.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
The fervor for Rolex watches grows organically as more and more people are easily brought into the fold, digitally.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
Robin Keats, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
As evidenced by the recent fervor over the whereabouts of Catherine, Princess of Wales, culminating in her pre-recorded cancer announcement, there remains a tension between the royals and the press.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, attracted a frenzy of interest on its first day of trading, though the fervor appears to have subsided.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Questions do arise for men, depending on the length of age between partners, but just not with as much fervor as women.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 2 Apr. 2024
Lee seemingly lives the history with every fibre of his being, and his meticulous yet florid mid-century reconstructions blaze with the power of spiritual devotion and righteous fervor along with their sheer dramatic energy.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
The neo-Gamergate fervor surrounding Sweet Baby started with a Brazilian Steam user by the name of Kabrutus.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024
What may be construed as nationalist fervor is actually a need to survive and carry on their ancestral legacy.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
The fervor for Rolex watches grows organically as more and more people are easily brought into the fold, digitally.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Fervor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fervor. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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fervor
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