Both Uses of
fervent
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- "Oh, everything he has told you is true!" answered Kit fervently.†
p. 95.3 *fervently = with intense emotion or passionate belief
- Nothing the revered Dr. Bulkeley could say or do could be wrong in his pupil's eyes, even the fervent defense of the King's policies which went against all John's upbringing.†
p. 102.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(fervent) characterized by intense emotion or passionate belief
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, fervent may refer to something that is especially hot or that glows from heat.