noun

passion

PA-shuhn

noun

An intense feeling or enthusiasm, especially love or strong interest.

"Cooking has been her passion since childhood."

"He spoke about the project with real passion."

In Christian tradition, the suffering of Jesus in the period leading up to his crucifixion.

"The church performed a play depicting the Passion during Holy Week."

How to Use Passion

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA powerful emotion or enthusiasm for something, or (capitalised) the suffering of Christ before his death.

Common pairings

a passion for burning passion the Passion of Christ

passioned past tense, passions plural, passions singular

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From Latin passio, "suffering," from patior, "to suffer" — originally referring to enduring pain, later extended to any strong emotion.

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