fervor

Etymology

From Middle English fervour, from Old French, from Latin fervor (“a boiling or raging heat, heat, vehemence, passion”), from fervere (“to boil, be hot”); see fervent.

noun

  1. (American spelling) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
    The coach trains his water polo team with fervor.
  2. (American spelling) A passionate enthusiasm for some cause.
  3. (American spelling) Heat.

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