fervour

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fervour

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By surface analysis, Latin ferv- + -our (“abstract noun suffix”).

noun fervours

countable, uncountable Commonwealth 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.

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@misc{fervour_2026,
  title = {fervour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fervour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}