English Dictionary
Definition of “passion”
passion (ˈpæʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- ardent love or affection
- intense sexual love
- a strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, etc ⇒
a passion for poetry
- any strongly felt emotion, such as love, hate, envy, etc
- a state or outburst of extreme anger ⇒
he flew into a passion
- the object of an intense desire, ardent affection, or enthusiasm
- an outburst expressing intense emotion ⇒
he burst into a passion of sobs
- philosophy
- any state of the mind in which it is affected by something external, such as perception, desire, etc, as contrasted with action
- feelings, desires or emotions, as contrasted with reason
- the sufferings and death of a Christian martyr
Word Origin
C12: via French from Church Latin passiō suffering, from Latin patī to suffer
Synonyms
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love,
desire,
affection,
lust,
the hots,
attachment,
itch,
fondness,
adoration,
infatuation,
ardour,
keenness,
concupiscence,
=
emotion,
feeling,
fire,
heat,
spirit,
transport,
joy,
excitement,
intensity,
warmth,
animation,
zeal,
zest,
fervour,
eagerness,
rapture,
ardour,
=
rage,
fit,
storm,
anger,
fury,
resentment,
outburst,
frenzy,
wrath,
indignation,
flare-up,
ire,
vehemence,
paroxysm,
Passion (ˈpæʃən)
Definitions
noun
- the sufferings of Christ from the Last Supper to his death on the cross
- any of the four Gospel accounts of this
- a musical setting of this ⇒
the St Matthew Passion
Quotations
"In passion, the body and the spirit seek expression outside of self"
John Boorman"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them"
Carl Gustav Jung
Translations
- British English:
passion
Passion is a very strong feeling of sexual attraction for someone.I had a passion for a dark-haired boy named James.ˈpæʃən NOUN I had a passion for a dark-haired boy named James.
- Spanish:
pasión
nf
- French:
passion
nf
- German:
Leidenschaft
nf
- Chinese: 热情 n
- Arabic: عِشْقٌ n
- Portuguese: paixão nf
- Russian: страсть nf
- Croatian: strast nf
- Czech: vášeň nf
- Danish: lidenskab nutr
- Dutch: passie nf
- Finnish: intohimo n
- Greek: πάθος nnt
- Italian: passione nf
- Japanese: 熱情 n
- Korean: 열정 n
- Norwegian: lidenskap nm
- Polish: pasja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: paixão nf
- European Spanish:
pasión
nf
- Swedish: passion nutr
- Thai: อารมณ์อันเร่าร้อน n
- Turkish: tutku n
- Vietnamese: sự đam mê n
Usage examples
We were always falling out, falling in love, I'd never had that passion.
Vanessa Jones, THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE (2002)However, it seems music is the only passion they have inherited from their father.
Country Life (2004)It is a passion he shares with his novel's pint-sized narrator, a boy with the unlikely name of Coorg.
Irish Times (2002)She teams up with Finn, a mysterious English boy who lives with the Indians and shares Maia's passion for the jungle.
Glasgow Herald (2001)And just like the Sun, this energy fills us with warmth, passion and power.
Amoda, MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)
