ardor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ardor	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ardor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ardor 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" Synonym(s): ardor, ardour, elan, zeal intense feeling of love Synonym(s): ardor, ardour feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" Synonym(s): ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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}.