noun
- plural of ferency; instances or expressions of intense, passionate feeling or enthusiasm
Usage: formal or literary; rarely used in modern English; fervor is the more common singular form
Examples
- The speaker's fervencies moved the audience to tears.
- Her fervencies for social justice were evident in every speech.
- The poet captured the fervencies of young love in his verses.
- Religious fervencies swept through the community during the revival.
- His fervencies cooled as he grew older and more pragmatic.