VE'HEMENCE, VE'HEMENCY, noun [Latin vehemens, from veho, to carry, that is, to rush or drive.] 1. Violence; great force; properly, force derived from velocity; as the vehemence of wind. But it is applied to any kind of forcible action; as, to speak with vehemence 2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as the vehemence of love or affection; the vehemence of anger or other passion. I tremble at his vehemence of temper.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI