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