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• PASSION — On note avec étonnement la quasi disparition du terme passion dans le vocabulaire de la psychologie contemporaine, qui utilise bien plus volontiers les concepts de tendance, d’affect ou de pulsion. La notion ne figure même pas à l’index de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• passion — I. Passion. s. f. L histoire des souffrances, des tourmens des Martyrs. La passion de S. Sebastien. la passion de sainte Tecle. La passion de S. Polycarpe. Il se dit plus ordinairement des souffrances de Nostre Seigneur Jesus Christ. La passion… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

• passion — n. 1) to arouse, excite, inflame, stir up passion 2) to gratify, satisfy one s passion 3) to curb, restrain one s passion 4) animal, deep, frenzied, wild passion 5) passions run high 6) a passion for (a passion for gambling) 7) (misc.) to fly… …   Combinatory dictionary

• PASSION — s. f. Mouvement de l âme, sentiment, agitation qu elle éprouve, comme l amour, la haine, la crainte, l espérance, le désir, etc. Grande, forte passion. Passion violente, véhémente, ardente, déréglée, furieuse, aveugle. Passion noble, généreuse,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

• Chafe — (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chafed} (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to warm, OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See {Caldron}.] 1. To excite heat in by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chafed — Chafe Chafe (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chafed} (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to warm, OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See {Caldron}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chafing — Chafe Chafe (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chafed} (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to warm, OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See {Caldron}.] 1. To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• John Ruskin — This article is about the art critic, John Ruskin. For the painting of John Ruskin by Millais, see John Ruskin (painting). John Ruskin Coloured engraving of Ruskin Born 8 February 1819( …   Wikipedia

• chafe — 1. noun a) Heat excited by friction. b) Injury or wear caused by friction. 2. verb a) To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. Many local politicians chafed under the restrictions of Guided Democracy, [...] …   Wiktionary

• Effie Gray — Relationship with Ruskin and MillaisEffie was born in Perth, Scotland and lived in Bowerswell, the house where Ruskin s grandfather had committed suicide. Her family knew Ruskin s father, who encouraged a match between them. In 1842, Ruskin wrote …   Wikipedia

• stir up — verb a) arouse or excite passion or action. What one man can do himself directly is but little. If however he can stir up ten others to take up the task he has accomplished much b) mix ingredients. All those wretched quarrels, in his humble… …   Wiktionary