Meanings
nounfervour (countable and uncountable, plural fervours)
plural fervours
- countableuncountableCommonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.
The early Americans, inheriting the Hebraist fervour of the English Puritans, had enjoyed a Great Awakening of religious joy.
2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 404
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
Broader
emotional arousal
nounfeelings of great warmth and intensity
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + -our (“abstract noun suffix”).
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fervour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fervour
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“fervour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fervour. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fervour,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fervour.
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