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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FERV'ENCY, n. [See fervent.]
1. Heat of mind; ardor; eagerness.
2. Pious ardor; animated zeal; warmth of devotion.
When you pray, let it be with attention, with fervency, and with perseverance.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -cies) Date: 15th century fervor

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fervency Fer"ven*cy, n. [Cf. OF. fervence. See Fervent.] The state of being fervent or warm; ardor; warmth of feeling or devotion; eagerness. When you pray, let it be with attention, with fervency, and with perseverance. --Wake.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Ardor, zeal. See fervor.