1. Feelings of great warmth and intensity
   "he spoke with great fervor";
   - ardor [US], ardour [Brit, Cdn], fervour [Brit, Cdn], fervency, fire, fervidness
    
2. The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
   "his face was flushed with fervor and his hands trembled";
   - excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: fervors

See also: exciting, unexciting

Type of: emotional arousal, passion, passionateness

Encyclopedia: Fervor