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   passion

   /ˈpaʃn/

   noun

   • 1. strong and barely controllable emotion: "a man of impetuous passion"
   • ▪ a state or outburst of strong emotion: "oratory in which he gradually works himself up into a passion" Similar rageblind ragefit of rage/anger/tempertempertowering rageoutburst of angertantrumfuryfrenzyparoxysmfeverinformal:paddyinformal, dated:waxbatepaddywhack
   • ▪ intense sexual love: "their all-consuming passion for each other" Similar lovedesiresexual lovesexual desirelustardourhungeryearninglongingcravingadorationinfatuationlasciviousnesslustfulnessamour fourare:concupiscencenympholepsy
   • ▪ an intense desire or enthusiasm for something: "the English have a passion for gardens" Similar fervourardourintensityenthusiasmeagernesszealzealousnessvehemencevigouravidityavidnessfeelingemotionfireheatfierinessfiercenessexcitementenergyanimationgustozestzestfulnessspiritspiritednesscommitmentfanaticismviolencerare:fervencyardencypassionatenessenthusiasmlovemaniakeen interestfascinationobsessionfanaticismfixationpredilectioncompulsionappetiterelishpartialitylikinginterestweaknesspenchantaddictionfondnessinformal:thingyenrare:appetencyOpposite indifferenceapathy
   • ▪ a thing arousing great enthusiasm: "modern furniture is a particular passion of Bill's" Similar obsessionpreoccupationcrazemaniaragehobby horse
   • 2. the suffering and death of Jesus: "meditations on the Passion of Christ" Similar crucifixionpainsufferingagonymartyrdomrare:martyrization
   • ▪ 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"

   Word 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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   Passion definition: any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.. See examples of PASSION used in a sentence.

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   These adjectives can be used to describe the feeling of passion itself, or they can be used to describe someone who is exhibiting signs of passion. Some common adjectives for passion include: intense, burning, fierce, and all-consuming.

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   a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. Synonyms: tenderness, commiseration, clemency, heart, mercy. Antonyms: mercilessness, indifference. verb (used with object) Archaic. to have compassion for; compassionate. compassion. / kəmˈpæʃən / noun.