Ardour to Zeal

Richard S.
A fervor of words
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  1. intensity
    high level or degree
    Ardour: feelings of great warmth and intensity
  2. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
    Zeal is dedication or enthusiasm for something.
  3. dedication
    complete and wholehearted fidelity
    Zeal is dedication or enthusiasm for something.
  4. enthusiasm
    a feeling of excitement
    Zeal is dedication or enthusiasm for something.
  5. undoubtedly
    certainly
    • Undoubtedly, prosecutors, in their underpaid zeal, come to believe that they are brave for pursuing such righteous but complicated cases.
  6. pursuing
    following in order to overtake or capture
    • Undoubtedly, prosecutors, in their underpaid zeal, come to believe that they are brave for pursuing such righteous but complicated cases.
  7. righteous
    morally justified
    • Undoubtedly, prosecutors, in their underpaid zeal, come to believe that they are brave for pursuing such righteous but complicated cases.
  8. energize
    cause to be alert and active
    Similar fears have energized debt-cutting fervor in the United States.
  9. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    Similar fears have energized debt-cutting fervor in the United States.
  10. urge
    urge or force in an indicated direction
    • The Colonel was repeatedly urged by the audience to go on, and he spoke for about two hours with undiminished fervor.
  11. undiminished
    not lessened
    • The Colonel was repeatedly urged by the audience to go on, and he spoke for about two hours with undiminished fervor.
  12. primal
    having existed from the beginning
    • His tales dredge up primal passions of lust, jealousy and revenge.
  13. passion
    a strong feeling or emotion
    • His tales dredge up primal passions of lust, jealousy and revenge.
  14. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
    • An album, kept here, is filled with mawkish sentimentality, impertinent witticism, religious fervor, and infidel bravado.
  15. idealistic
    motivated by noble or moral beliefs rather than practicality
    This is an idealistic, romantic, very optimistic, look at television in general and the news in particular,"
  16. romantic
    expressive of or exciting love
    This is an idealistic, romantic, very optimistic, look at television in general and the news in particular,"
  17. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
    This is an idealistic, romantic, very optimistic, look at television in general and the news in particular,"
  18. exalted
    of high moral or intellectual value
    • His heart, too, will be filled with the purest and most exalted sentiments.
  19. sentiment
    a personal belief or judgment
    • His heart, too, will be filled with the purest and most exalted sentiments.
  20. ardour
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
    He must be confident, inflexible, uncontrollable, overcoming all opposition by his ardour and impetuosity.
Created on Thu Jul 05 14:38:37 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Jul 06 16:38:27 EDT 2012)

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