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vehemence

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The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force; impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.

Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the vehemence of love, anger, or other passions.

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At length Vane rose to remonstrate, and call him to his senses; but Cromwell, instead of listening to him, drowned his voice, repeating with great vehemence, and as though with the desperate excitement of the moment, "Sir Harry Vane! Source: Internet

Darrow, with equal vehemence, retorted, "We have the purpose of preventing bigots and ignoramuses from controlling the education of the United States." Source: Internet

Critics of the magnitude of this tomb prevail for the time being because the vehemence of their assertions, rather than the logic of their substance. Source: Internet

Between these bookends, Marie hurls lengthy, barbed volleys of abuse at her mate, berating him with a vehemence designed to shock (“You goddamned piece of filthy shit”). Source: Internet

It is our unflinching belief that this quest for domination, oppression and marginalisation is against the wish of God and therefore, must be resisted with the vehemence. Source: Internet

From early 1971, he opposed, with increasing vehemence, Heath's approach to Northern Ireland, the greatest breach with his party coming over the imposition of direct rule in 1972. Source: Internet

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