calenture
[noun]
Synonyms: passion, ardor, enthusiasm, fervor, fire, hurrah, zeal

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calenture noun. ['kal(ǝ)ntjʊǝ] L16.
[French from Spanish calentura, from calentar be hot from Proto-Romance from Latin calere be warm.]
1. A form of delirium formerly supposed to afflict sailors in the tropics, in which the sea is mistaken for green fields; a fever, sunstroke. L16.

2. fig. A burning passion, ardour, zeal. L16.

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