- a variation of vehemence.
vehemency
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I deprehend in my self more then an alacrity, a vehemency to do service to that company; and so, I may finde reason to make rime.
From Letters to Severall Persons of Honour by John Donne
Jdt 4:9 Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls:
From Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous
Peter had sought and found, and thought himself well, so that he answers Christ with great vehemency, when he said unto his disciples, “Will ye also leave me?”
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning
Then they called him with exceeding great vehemency, all of them, one and another.
From Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Mary White Rowlandson
An indwelling vehemency, a powerful will, and a firm confidence could readily be seen, but calm and mellowed with generous kindness, without a trace of selfishness or vanity.
From Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties by Joseph A. Seiss
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