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“fervency” in Latin
fervorboiling heat; fermenting; ardour, passion, furyārdorflame, fire, heat; brightness, brilliancy (of the eyes); ardour, eagerness, ardent desireimpetusan attack, an assault, a charge; a rapid motion; impulse, vehemence, ardor, passionārdenterpassionately, ardently, eagerly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
fervency
fervor: ardor: impetus. Fervency in prayer, precum constantia (incessant or uninterrupted prayer, Vid: Tac., Germ., 8, 7): fervency of love, ardor (sc. amoris, Tibull., 4, 12, 6), or ardentes amores (Cic., Fin., 2, 16, 52): with fervency, animo et voce (litterally, with heart and mouth; e.g., to pray with fervency, precari ad deos; Vid: Ov., Pont., 2, 6, 17): ardenter (glowingly, passionately, ardently; e.g., to love, aliquem diligere, Plin., Ep., 6, 4, 3): ferventer (e.g., loqui, caelius, ap. Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for fervency?
- The usual Latin words for “fervency” are fervor, ārdor, impetus; also ārdenter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.