Meaning of VEHEMENCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'veeumuns
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- [n] intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
- [n] the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
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| | Synonyms: | | emphasis, ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, violence, wildness |
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| | See Also: | | intensity, intensiveness, overemphasis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ve"he*mence\, n. [L. vehementia: cf. F.
v['e]h['e]mence.]
1. The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force;
impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.
2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the
vehemence of love, anger, or other passions.
I . . . tremble at his vehemence of temper.
--Addison.
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