1
: very hot : glowing
the fervent sun
2
: exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling : zealous
fervent prayers
a fervent proponent
fervent patriotism
fervently
adverb
Examples of fervent in a Sentence
a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different
in the thick, fervent air of a tropical afternoon, a languor set in
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Fetterman voted for several of President Donald Trump’s nominees, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, and has been a fervent supporter of Israel in its war in Gaza against the terrorist group Hamas.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
But, whatever the White House and its most fervent allies insisted at the time, the Signal chat was a major embarrassment.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 May 2025
Jesuits are fervent in their defense of social justice.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
On Capitol Hill, even some of Trump's most fervent supporters have rebuked Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for their removal of those positions.
—Dr. Mark Abdelmalek, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Fervent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fervent. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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fervent
adjective
fer·vent
ˈfər-vənt 
: having or expressing great warmth or depth of feeling
a fervent hope
fervency
noun
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fervently
adverb
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