Meaning of ARDOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'ârdur
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- [n] feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"
- [n] intense feeling of love
- [n] a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal"
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| | Synonyms: | | ardour, elan, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire |
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| | See Also: | | avidity, avidness, eagerness, keenness, love, passion, passionateness, zeal | |
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| | Definition: | | Ardor
An acknowledged master of poetic forms and ideas, Bell is a metamorphic poet who writes with authority, wit, and intelligence. Ardor extends and refines the work he began with his groundbreaking The Book of the Dead Man. Like the first volume, Ardor stands on its own as a whole as it reinvigorates the quotidian in poems which are by turns surreal, deadpan, outrageous, incisive, and perceptive. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar"dor\, n. [L. ardor, fr. ardere to burn: cf. OF. ardor,
ardur, F. ardeur.] [Spelt also {ardour}.]
1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.
2. Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal;
as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor;
martial ardor.
3. pl. Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by
Milton.]
Syn: Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See {Fervor}.
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