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Vehemence
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.