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passion

Pronunciation: /ˈpaʃ(ə)n/
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Definition of passion

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] strong and barely controllable emotion:a man of impetuous passion
  • [in singular] a state or outburst of strong emotion:oratory in which he gradually works himself up into a passion
  • intense sexual love:their all-consuming passion for each other [in singular]:she nurses a passion for Thomas
  • [in singular] an intense desire or enthusiasm for something:the English have a passion for gardens
  • [count noun] a thing arousing great enthusiasm:modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill’s
  • 2 (the Passion) the suffering and death of Jesus: meditations on the Passion of Christ
  • an account of the Passion from any of the Gospels.
  • a musical setting of any of the biblical accounts of the Passion:an aria from Bach’s St Matthew Passion

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati 'suffer'

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