1
: intensity of feeling or expression
booing and cheering with almost equal fervor—
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2
: intense heat
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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.
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Her concerts caused earthquakes, created a Beatlemania-level of fervor, impacted local economies and brought a collective joy to millions of people still reeling from the dark days of the pandemic.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Elected in 2016 with a mandate for reform in the wake of the killing of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer, Foxx has been in the middle of nearly every conversation about safety and justice in Cook County, often with a polarizing fervor.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
At a time of populist fervor (and concern that these institutions have abandoned rigorous inquiry for activist ideology), this Ivy League overrepresentation has been a sore spot.
—Frederick Hess, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The cause of all this fervor, of course, is the creative output of François-Paul Journe, the mad genius of his eponymous maison and widely regarded as one of the world’s most gifted watchmakers.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Elected in 2016 with a mandate for reform in the wake of the killing of Laquan McDonald by a Chicago police officer, Foxx has been in the middle of nearly every conversation about safety and justice in Cook County, often with a polarizing fervor.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
At a time of populist fervor (and concern that these institutions have abandoned rigorous inquiry for activist ideology), this Ivy League overrepresentation has been a sore spot.
—Frederick Hess, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The cause of all this fervor, of course, is the creative output of François-Paul Journe, the mad genius of his eponymous maison and widely regarded as one of the world’s most gifted watchmakers.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Fervor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fervor. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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fervor
noun
fer·vor
ˈfər-vər 
: strength of feeling
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