passion in English dictionary

  • passion

    Meanings and definitions of "passion"

    • Any great, powerful emotion, especially love or hate.
    • fervor, determination.
    • An object of passionate love or strong interest.
    • (Christianity) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
    • A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
    • (obsolete) An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.
    • noun
      Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate.
    • noun
      Fervor, determination.
    • noun
      An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
    • noun
      sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional
    • noun
      (Christianity, usually capitalized)
      The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
    • noun
      A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; opposed to action.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      Disorder of the mind; madness.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To give a passionate character to.
    • Great emotion.
    • Suffering; particularly in Christianity, the suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
    • A feeling of strong sexual desire.
    • passion(s)
    • passion (of love)
    • any great emotion
    • fervor, determination
    • object of passionate love or strong interest
    • suffering of Jesus
    • commemoration of the suffering of Jesus
    • noun
      any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"
    • noun
      an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
    • noun
      a feeling of strong sexual desire
    • noun
      a strong feeling or emotion
    • noun
      a term for sung musical settings, normally at least partly choral, of the Gospel texts covering the Passion of Jesus, the events leading up to the Crucifixion of Jesus, and emphasising his suffering.
      The passion began to be intoned (rather than just spoken) in the Middle Ages, at least as early at the 8th century.
    • noun
      something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"
    • noun
      the trait of being intensely emotional

    Synonyms of "passion" in English dictionary

    suffering, concupiscence, Passion of Christ are the top synonyms of "passion" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of passion

    • passion ( countable and uncountable;  plural  passions)
    • passion (countable and uncountable, plural passions)
    • passion (third-person singular simple present passions, present participle passioning, simple past and past participle passioned)
  • Passion

    Meanings and definitions of "passion"

    • noun
      plural of [i]Passion flower[/i]
    • noun
      a narrative, musical setting, or pictorial representation of Jesus's sufferings.
    • noun
      the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion

    Synonyms of "passion" in English dictionary

    Another word for "passion" in the English thesaurus is Passion of Christ.

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