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Noun fervour has 2 senses
- excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour - the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
--1 is a kind of emotional arousal
--1 has particulars: fever pitch; sensation
- ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
--2 is a kind of passion, passionateness
--2 has particulars: zeal
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