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Definition passion

Etymology

From Middle English passion, borrowed from Old French passion (and in part from Old English passion), from Latin passio (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb patior (“I suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *pe(i)- (“to hurt”), see also Old English f?ond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic ????? (faian, “to blame”).

Noun

passion (countable and uncountable, plural passions)

1. Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate.
2. Fervor, determination.
3. An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
4. sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional
5. (Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
6. A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
7. (obsolete) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
8. (obsolete) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; opposed to action.
9. (obsolete) Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
10. (obsolete) An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.
11. (obsolete) Disorder of the mind; madness.

Verb

passion (third-person singular simple present passions, present participle passioning, simple past and past participle passioned)

1. (obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
2. (transitive) To give a passionate character to.

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