FERVENT

fervent. Fervent, a. hot, ardent, vehement, eager, zealous

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Fer″vent (?), a. [[F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr. of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]] 1. 1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.
The elements shall melt with fervent heat. 2 Pet. iii. 10. 2. 2. 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. — Fer″vent‐ly, adv. — Fer″vent‐ness, n. Laboring fervently for you in prayers. Col. iv. 12.