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fervor

fer·vor [ fúrvər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. intensity: ardent or extremely passionate enthusiasm

2. great heat: intense heat ( archaic or literary )

[14th century. Via Old French < Latin, < fervere "to boil"]
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