ardour

ardour
    n 1: 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" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour},
         {elan}, {zeal}]
    2: intense feeling of love [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}]
    3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
       ardor" [syn: {ardor}, {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour},
       {fervency}, {fire}, {fervidness}]
    

Ardor \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.
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   2. Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal;
      as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor;
      martial ardor.
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   3. pl. Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by
      Milton.]
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   Syn: Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See {Fervor}.
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