Definitions for passion
ˈpæʃ ənpas·sion

Princeton's WordNet(4.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. passion, passionatenessnoun

   a strong feeling or emotion

2. heat, warmth, passionnoun

   the trait of being intensely emotional

3. rage, passionnoun

   something that is desired intensely

   "his rage for fame destroyed him"

4. mania, passion, cacoethesnoun

   an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

5. passionnoun

   a feeling of strong sexual desire

6. love, passionnoun

   any object of warm affection or devotion

   "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting";

7. Passion, Passion of Christnoun

   the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion

Wiktionary(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. passionnoun

   Any great, powerful emotion, especially love or hate.

   Etymology: Via , from passio, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, from deponent verb pati.

2. passionnoun

   Fervor, determination.

   Etymology: Via , from passio, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, from deponent verb pati.

3. passionnoun

   An object of passionate love or strong interest.

   It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.

   Etymology: Via , from passio, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, from deponent verb pati.

4. passionnoun

   sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional

   We shared a night of passion.

   Etymology: Via , from passio, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, from deponent verb pati.

5. passionnoun

   The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.

   Etymology: Via , from passio, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, from deponent verb pati.

6. passionnoun

   A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.

   Etymology: Via , from passio, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, from deponent verb pati.

7. passionnoun

   An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.

   u2026 to obtain the knowledge of some passion of the circle.

   Etymology: Via , from passio, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, from deponent verb pati.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Passionnoun

   a suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross

2. Passionnoun

   the state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action

3. Passionnoun

   capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents

4. Passionnoun

   the state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill

5. Passionnoun

   disorder of the mind; madness

6. Passionnoun

   passion week. See Passion week, below

7. Passionverb

   to give a passionate character to

8. Passionverb

   to suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated

Freebase(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Passion

   In Christianity the Passion is the short final period in the life of Jesus covering his visit to Jerusalem, and leading to his execution by crucifixion, an event central to Christian beliefs. It begins with his Triumphal entry into Jerusalem and includes his Last Supper, Agony in the Garden and his arrest and trial. Those parts of the four Gospels that describe these events, as well as the non-canonical Gospel of Peter, are known as the "Passion narratives". In the liturgical calendar, the Passion is commemorated in Holy Week, beginning on Palm Sunday and ending on Easter Saturday. The word passion has since taken on a more general application and now may also apply to accounts of the suffering and death of Christian martyrs, sometimes using the Latin form passio.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Passion

   pash′un, n. power of feeling pain or suffering: strong feeling or agitation of mind, esp. rage: ardent love: eager desire: state of the soul when receiving an impression: suffering or passive condition, as opposed to Action: the sufferings, esp. the death, of Christ: (pl.) excited conditions of mind.—ns. Passiflō′ra, a genus of climbing herbs or shrubs, the passion-flowers; Pass′ional, Pass′ionary, a book containing accounts of the sufferings of saints and martyrs.—adjs. Pass′ional, influenced by passion; Pass′ionate, moved by passion: showing strong and warm feeling: easily moved to anger: intense.—adv. Pass′ionately.—n. Pass′ionateness.—adj. Pass′ioned, moved by passion: expressing passion.—ns. Pass′ion-flow′er, a flower so called from a fancied resemblance to a crown of thorns, the emblem of Christ's passion; Pass′ionist (R.C.), one of a religious congregation devoted to the commemoration of the Passion of Christ by missions, &c.—adj. Pass′ionless, free from passion: not easily excited to anger.—n. Pass′ion-mū′sic, music to which words describing the sufferings and death of Christ are set.—adj. Pass′ion-pale (Tenn.), pale with passion.—ns. Pass′ion-play, a religious drama representing the sufferings and death of Christ; Pass′ion-Sun′day, the fifth Sunday in Lent; Pass′ion-week, name commonly given in England to Holy-week (as being the week of Christ's passion); but, according to proper rubrical usage, the week preceding Holy-week. [Fr.,—L. passio, passionis—passus, pa.p. of pati, to suffer.]

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1. passion

   Enthusiastic and energetic sense of purpose.

   Myself and my husband are passionate about justice, peace, harmony and balance on the earth.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 15, 2020  

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1. passion

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Matched Categories

1. • Agony
   • Desire
   • Emotionality
   • Feeling
   • Irrational Motive
   • Sexual Desire

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'passion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3968

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'passion' in Nouns Frequency: #1520

How to pronounce passion?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of passion in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of passion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of passion in a Sentence

1. Tim Tebow:

   There’s so many other things that I could be doing that are a lot more money-driven and fame-seeking, but when I’m 50-years-old, that’s not going to matter. What matters is pursuing a passion and doing something that’s in your heart.

2. Ezra Pound:

   As a bathtub lined with white porcelain, when the hot water gives out or goes tepid, so is the slow cooling of our chivalrous passion, o my much praised but-not-altogether-satisfactory lady.

3. Eric Sakalowsky:

   We're pushing the boundaries of athletic excellence, for us, it's all about the finish line, not the bottom line. There's a deep-seated passion for competition at Felt and we'll continue to take on projects like this so that we can take part in these athletes' passion for pushing our sports' limits.

4. Mitt Romney:

   I wouldn't presume to tell Paul what to do, but I do know that he is a man of ideas who is driven to see Chairman Ryan applied for the public good, every politician tries to convince people that they are that kind of leader ; almost none are -- Paul is. Paul has a driving passion to get America back on a path of growth and opportunity. With Paul, it's not just words, it's in his heart and soul.

5. Arthur Balfour:

   Ask with urgency and passion.

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