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passion
[pash-uhn]
noun
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
Antonyms:strong sexual desire; lust.
an instance or experience of strong love or sexual desire.
a person toward whom one feels strong love or sexual desire.
a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything.
a passion for music.
Synonyms: , ,the object of such a fondness or desire.
Accuracy became a passion with him.
an outburst of strong emotion or feeling.
He suddenly broke into a passion of bitter words.
violent anger.
Synonyms: , , ,the state of being acted upon or affected by something external, especially something alien to one's nature or one's customary behavior (action ).
(often initial capital letter)
the sufferings of Christ on the cross or His sufferings subsequent to the Last Supper.
the narrative of Christ's sufferings as recorded in the Gospels.
Archaic.the sufferings of a martyr.
passion
1/ ˈæʃə /
noun
ardent love or affection
intense sexual love
a strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, etc
a passion for poetry
any strongly felt emotion, such as love, hate, envy, etc
a state or outburst of extreme anger
he flew into a passion
the object of an intense desire, ardent affection, or enthusiasm
an outburst expressing intense emotion
he burst into a passion of sobs
philosophy
any state of the mind in which it is affected by something external, such as perception, desire, etc, as contrasted with action
feelings, desires or emotions, as contrasted with reason
the sufferings and death of a Christian martyr
Passion
2/ ˈæʃə /
noun
the sufferings of Christ from the Last Supper to his death on the cross
any of the four Gospel accounts of this
a musical setting of this
the St Matthew Passion
Other 51Թ Forms
- passionful adjective
- passionfully adverb
- passionfulness noun
- passionlike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of passion1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of passion1
Example Sentences
An apocryphal story has George Washington breakfasting with Thomas Jefferson and referring to the Senate as a saucer intended to cool the passions of the intemperate lower chamber.
“I feel so lucky to be able to share my true passion in life with others,” Burrell often said.
"The passion is still there; the fire is still there. My main engine pushing me is my passion."
As his passion for writing continued to bloom — he wrote the screenplay that became “Teaching Mrs. Tingle” in that extension course — his enthusiasm for assisting Barclay dwindled.
While many Somalis chose to leave, they stayed, driven by a passion to rebuild, despite the fact that an insurgency was being waged by al-Shabab, a group linked to al-Qaeda.
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What are other ways to saypassion?
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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