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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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ardor
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: {ardour},
{elan}, {zeal}]
2: intense feeling of love [syn: {ardour}]
3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn: {ardour}, {fervor}, {fervour}, {fervency}, {fire},
{fervidness}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
ARDOR, n. The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge.
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