01 a. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.
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Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.“The elements shall melt with fervent heat.” — 2 Pet. iii. 10.
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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.“Laboring fervently for you in prayers.” — Col. iv. 12.