passion
IPA: pˈæʃʌn
noun
- A true desire sustained or prolonged.
- Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
- Fervor, determination.
- An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
- Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
- (Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
- A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
- (obsolete) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
- (obsolete) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition
- (obsolete) The capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
- (obsolete) An innate attribute, property, or quality of a thing.
- (obsolete) Disorder of the mind; madness.
- (Christianity) The sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion.
verb
- (obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
- (transitive) To give a passionate character to.
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Examples of "passion" in Sentences
- She is a passionate gastronome.
- The band disgorged their passion.
- The President is voluble and passionate.
- The disadvantage is the lack of passion.
- Their relationship is filled with passion.
- Good Friday is the anniversary of the passion.
- Their relationship is tempestuous and passionate.
- His redemptive passion is modeled on the Passion of Christ.
- Divinity is beautiful, sensual, and filled with the heat of passion.
- Many proponents of desiccated thyroid feel passionately about the issue.
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