Meanings
nounfervency (usually uncountable, plural fervencies)
plural fervencies
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being fervent.
A glow of fervency is ignited in her eyes, the same glow as when she argues points of faith with him on their walks after church.
2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 403
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfeelings of great warmth and intensity
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian жар, страст
- жар (žar)The state of being fervent
- страст (strast)The state of being fervent
- плам (plam)The state of being fervent
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APA
fervency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fervency
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“fervency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fervency. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fervency,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fervency.
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