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passion

[pash-uhn]

noun

  1. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.

    Antonyms:
  2. strong amorous feeling or desire; love; affection.

  3. strong sexual desire; lust.

  4. an instance or experience of strong love or sexual desire.

  5. a person toward whom one feels strong love or sexual desire.

  6. a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything.

    a passion for music.

    Synonyms: , ,
  7. the object of such a fondness or desire.

    Accuracy became a passion with him.

  8. an outburst of strong emotion or feeling.

    He suddenly broke into a passion of bitter words.

  9. violent anger.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  10. the state of being acted upon or affected by something external, especially something alien to one's nature or one's customary behavior (action ).

  11. (often initial capital letter)

    1. the sufferings of Christ on the cross or His sufferings subsequent to the Last Supper.

    2. the narrative of Christ's sufferings as recorded in the Gospels.

  12. Archaic.the sufferings of a martyr.



passion

1

/ ˈæʃə /

noun

  1. ardent love or affection

  2. intense sexual love

  3. a strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, etc

    a passion for poetry

  4. any strongly felt emotion, such as love, hate, envy, etc

  5. a state or outburst of extreme anger

    he flew into a passion

  6. the object of an intense desire, ardent affection, or enthusiasm

  7. an outburst expressing intense emotion

    he burst into a passion of sobs

  8. philosophy

    1. any state of the mind in which it is affected by something external, such as perception, desire, etc, as contrasted with action

    2. feelings, desires or emotions, as contrasted with reason

  9. the sufferings and death of a Christian martyr

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Passion

2

/ ˈæʃə /

noun

  1. the sufferings of Christ from the Last Supper to his death on the cross

  2. any of the four Gospel accounts of this

  3. a musical setting of this

    the St Matthew Passion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • passionful adjective
  • passionfully adverb
  • passionfulness noun
  • passionlike adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of passion1

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin 貹ō-, stem of 貹ō “Christ's sufferings on the cross,” any of the Biblical accounts of these, special use of Late Latin 貹ō “suffering, submission,” equivalent to Latin pass(us), past participle of 貹ī “to suffer, submit” + -ion; patient ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of passion1

C12: via French from Church Latin 貹ō suffering, from Latin 貹ī to suffer
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But isn’t someone with real passion going to be the person you want to be with as life moves forward?

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Was following her mother’s passion the most readily available way to process a personal loss the director essentially had no memory of?

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You’d think that he’s been playing for years, but golf is a new passion for the multifaceted creative who’s worked at various record labels and for brands like Nike and Redbull.

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His passion is fishing — Bagby dreams of reeling in a deep-sea marlin — but no hobby can nourish his soul as much as helping others.

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Dave's achievements in alpine skiing are an ode to his dedication, his perseverance and the passion that he has put into the grind, because he works incredibly hard.

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Passion refers to any powerful emotion or feeling, such as love or hate. When should you use this noun over feeling, emotion, or sentiment? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

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