passion+(noun)

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• passion — ► NOUN 1) very strong emotion. 2) intense sexual love. 3) an outburst of very strong emotion. 4) an intense enthusiasm for something. 4) (the Passion) the suffering and death of Jesus. DERIVATIVES passionless …   English terms dictionary

• passion fruit — noun egg shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks • Hypernyms: ↑edible fruit • Hyponyms: ↑granadilla, ↑sweet calabash, ↑bell apple, ↑sweet cup, ↑water lemon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• passion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grand, great ▪ She didn t believe in grand passion or love at first sight. ▪ She was his first great passion. ▪ a woman of great passion ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• passion flower — noun 1. Any flower or plant of the genus Passiflora, consisting mostly of climbers of tropical and warm temperate America, from a fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the crown of thorns, nails, and other emblems of Christ s Passion 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Passion play — noun a play representing the Passion of Christ • Hypernyms: ↑play, ↑drama, ↑dramatic play * * * ↑passion play * * * ˈPassion play [Passion play] noun a play about the suffering and death of Jesus Christ …   Useful english dictionary

• passion — pas·sion / pa shən/ n: intense, driving, or overpowering feeling or emotion; esp: any violent or intense emotion that prevents reflection see also heat of passion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• passion — noun 1 (C, U) a very strong, deeply felt emotion, especially of sexual love, of anger, or of belief in an idea or principle: a sermon full of passion and inspiration (+ for): Paolo s burning passion for an older woman. | fly into a passion… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• passion — noun 1) the passion of activists Syn: fervor, ardor, enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal, zealousness, vigor, fire, fieriness, energy, fervency, animation, spirit, spiritedness, fanaticism Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• passion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin passion , passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer more at patient Date: 13th century 1. often capitalized a. the sufferings of Christ between the night of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• passion — noun 1) the passion of activists Syn: enthusiasm, ardour, fervour, eagerness, zeal, vigour, fire, energy, spirit, fanaticism 2) he worked himself up into a passion Syn: rage …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• passion pit — noun a) A drive in theatre, with particular reference to it as a place of intimacy. The men who worked in it called it the Passion Pit in wry remembrance of other dark rooms they had known and used for more intimate and more enjoyable purposes …   Wiktionary