Fervent vs. Zealous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fervent and Zealous
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Fervent
Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent
Fervent protests.
A fervent admirer.
Zealous
Having or showing zeal
The council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations
Fervent
Extremely hot; glowing.
Zealous
Filled with or motivated by zeal; fervent.
Fervent
Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.
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Zealous
Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
Fervent
Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.
Zealous
Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object.
He may be zealous in the salvation of souls.
Fervent
Glowing, burning, very hot.
Zealous
Filled with religious zeal.
Fervent
Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.
The elements shall melt with fervent heat.
Zealous
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm;
An avid sports fan
A great walker
An eager beaver
Fervent
Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of fervor; zealous; glowing.
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit.
So spake the fervent angel.
A fervent desire to promote the happiness of mankind.
Laboring fervently for you in prayers.
Fervent
Characterized by intense emotion;
Ardent love
An ardent lover
A burning enthusiasm
A fervent desire to change society
A fervent admirer
Fiery oratory
An impassioned appeal
A torrid love affair
Fervent
Sincerely or intensely felt;
A cordial regard for his visitor's comfort
A cordial abhorrence of waste
A fervent hope
Fervent
Extremely hot;
The fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems
Set out...when the fervid heat subsides
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