fervently

/ˈfʌrvɪntli/

/ˈfʌvɪntli/

If you fervently believe or feel something, then you believe or feel it strongly — with a lot of passion.

People feel fervently about a lot of things. A sports fan may be fervently supportive of a football or basketball team and go to every game. Many religious people fervently believe in a god. If you're extremely self-confident, you might fervently believe in yourself. This word means a lot of passion is present. If you feel blah about something, or you just like it a little, you don't fervently believe in it.

Definitions of fervently

1. adverb

   with passionate fervor
   “both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people”

   synonyms: fervidly, fierily