ardent desire

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• ardent — ardent, ente (ar dan, dan t ) adj. 1°   Qui est en feu, flamboyant ; qui brûle. Charbon ardent. Cendre ardente. Yeux ardents. Fièvre ardente. Soif ardente. Soleil ardent. Le soleil est ardent. •   Le feu toujours ardent qui brûle pour nos dieux,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• ardent — (adj.) early 14c., of alcoholic distillates, brandy (ardent spirits), etc., from O.Fr. ardant (13c.) burning, hot; zealous, from L. ardentem (nom. ardens) glowing, fiery, hot, ablaze, also used figuratively of passions, prp. of ardere to burn,… …   Etymology dictionary

• desire — de·sire vt de·sired, de·sir·ing: to wish for earnestly see also precatory ◇ Courts have variously interpreted desire in wills to indicate either a direction of the testator that must be followed or merely an expression of what the testator hoped… …   Law dictionary

• ardent impulse — index desire Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• desire — I n. 1) to arouse, create, whet (a) desire 2) to express, voice a desire 3) to feel a desire 4) to satisfy a desire 5) to stifle, suppress a desire 6) (an) ardent, blind, burning, earnest, fervent, intense, keen, overwhelming, passionate, strong; …   Combinatory dictionary

• Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …   English dictionary for students

• deSire — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The wish to enjoy] Syn. aspiration, longing, yearning, craving, wish, want, motive, will, urge, eagerness, ardor, solicitude, propensity, predilection, fancy, greed, avidity, Cupidity, covetousness, obsession, frenzy, craze,… …   English dictionary for students

• ambition — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin ambition , ambitio, literally, act of soliciting for votes, from ambire Date: 14th century 1. a. an ardent desire for rank, fame, or power b. desire to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• impassioned — impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean actuated by or showing intense feeling. Impassioned, though applicable to persons, is more often found in reference to utterance or artistic expression or to the mood or mental… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Claude Bernard — For the 17th century Roman Catholic priest who popularized the Memorare, see Father Claude Bernard. Claude Bernard Claude Bernard …   Wikipedia

• Tau Theta Pi — (ΤΘΠ) (also known as Taus) is a sorority founded at the University of Southern California in 1998.Mission StatementIt is the ardent desire of the honorable women of Tau Theta Pi to form and maintain a genuine sisterhood that exemplifies moral… …   Wikipedia