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How to use fervour in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun

Fervour means commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor. Example: “The fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.”

Examples of fervour by meaning

nounCommonwealth 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

More sentences with fervour

  • The fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.From the entry mellow
  • Lucia rivalled these cordialities with equal fervour and about as much sincerity.1931, E. F. Benson, chapter 5, in Mapp and Lucia. From the entry cordiality
  • Firstly there was the desire to add colour, mystical fervour, to the restrained, matter-of-fact Roman rite.1926, J[ames] M[idgley] Clark, “The Drama”, in The Abbey of St Gall as a Centre of Literature & Art, Cambridge: At the University Press…. From the entry trope
  • Aryasamajists have an almost monotheistic conception of religion and devote special fervour to the god of fire, Agni.2022, Suzanne Chazan-Gillig, Pavitranand Ramhota, Hinduism and Popular Cults in Mauritius: Sacred Religion and Plantation Economy, Taylor…. From the entry Aryasamajist
  • Let the lewd with faith and fervour worship.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry withsay
  • Topham society got wind of what was goin on, and divided itself with much fervour into Macphersonites and Wilkinsonites.1903, The Royal Magazine, page 444. From the entry wilkinsonite
  • Furthermore, Talbot's art is dominated by an overkill of digital filters, fades and effects, applied with the zealous fervour of a born-again Photoshopper.2007, Blueprint, nn 258-261. From the entry photoshopper
  • There is little anyone can do to prevent such contact; whether it increases religious fervour or acts to destroy it can depend on the experience.2006, Stephen Stanley, The Complete Guide to Time Travel, page 49. From the entry visitment
  • His fervour tempered her resistance appreciably.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 122. From the entry appreciably
  • His only passion was gambling on the race-course, which was attended with perpetual bad luck, though that appeared to act as a stimulus rather than to dampen his fervour.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 23. From the entry dyspeptic

Meaning of fervour

  1. noun Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.

Full definition of fervour

Questions about fervour in a sentence

How do you use fervour in a sentence?
Fervour is used as a noun. For example: “The fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.”
What is a short sentence with fervour?
“His fervour tempered her resistance appreciably.”
What does fervour mean?
Fervour means commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of fervor.

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