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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fervent \Fer"vent\, adjective [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]
1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.
The elements shall melt with fervent heat. --2 Pet. iii. 10.
2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. --Rom. iii. 11.
So spake the fervent angel. --Milton.
A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind. --Macaulay. -- {Fer"vent*ly}, adverb -- {Fer"vent*ness}, noun
Laboring fervently for you in prayers. --Col. iv. 12.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fervently
adverb: with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" [syn: {fierily}, {fervidly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "fervently": ardently, assiduously, breathlessly, cordially, devotedly, devoutly, diligently, earnestly, effectively, eloquently, energetically, enthusiastically, excitedly, expressively, exuberantly, fervidly, feverishly, fluently, forcefully, glibly, glowingly, graphically, heart and soul, heartily, heatedly, hotly, impassionedly, impressively, in glowing terms, indefatigably, industriously, intensely, intently, keenly, kindly, laboriously, meaningfully, passionately, perfervidly, powerfully, relentlessly, sedulously, seriously, sincerely, smoothly, spiritedly, strenuously, strikingly, tellingly, tirelessly, unsparingly, vehemently, vigorously, vividly, warmly, zealously
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