fervent

adj

1. Exhibiting particular enthusiasm, zeal, conviction, persistence, and/or belief.

   “As I returned my fervent hopes were dashed by so many fears.”

   “President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws – including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase – as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prompted new discussions on Capitol Hill about how to prevent them.”

2. Having or showing emotional warmth, fervor, and/or passion.

   “Never again would those fresh lips touch his lips with their fervent kiss!”

3. Glowing, burning, very hot.

   “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.”