# passion

Pronunciation: say "PASH-uhn" /ˈpæʃən/

## Noun

1. A great and powerful emotion, especially romantic love or intense hatred.
   - Simple: A very strong feeling, like deep love or strong hate.
   - _He argued his case with a passion that silenced the room._
   - _Their rivalry simmered with a passion close to hatred._
2. Fervor and determination; intense enthusiasm directed toward a goal or activity.
   - Simple: Strong energy and drive to do something you really care about.
   - _Her passion for justice drove her to study law._
   - _The team fought with passion until the final whistle._
3. A genuine desire that is sustained or prolonged over time.
   - Simple: A strong wish for something that stays with you over time.
   - _Music remained his lifelong passion._
   - _Gardening became her quiet passion after retirement._
4. Sexual intercourse, especially when charged with strong emotion.
   - Simple: The act of making love, especially when full of strong feeling.
   - _The newlyweds were consumed by passion._
   - _Their passion rekindled after the long separation._
5. A person who is the object of one's romantic love or strong romantic interest.
   - Simple: A person you love deeply or feel strongly drawn to.
   - _For years she remained his secret passion._
   - _He spoke of her as the great passion of his youth._
6. The suffering of Jesus in the period leading up to and during his crucifixion.
   - Simple: The suffering and death of Jesus before and during the cross.
   - _The priest preached on the Passion during Holy Week._
   - _Medieval art often depicted the Passion in vivid detail._
7. A musical composition, play, or display created to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
   - Simple: A musical work or play that tells the story of Jesus's suffering.
   - _Bach's Passion is among the greatest works of sacred music._
   - _The village stages a Passion every spring._

## Verb

8. To give a passionate character to something.
   - Simple: To give something a strong feeling or emotional quality.
   - _Skilled poets passion their verses with vivid imagery._
   - _The composer passioned the melody with sweeping strings._

## Noun

9. The enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; broadly, any suffering or distress. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Pain or distress that a person has to go through.
10. A disorder of the mind; madness. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A troubled or disordered state of mind.
11. A quality, property, or characteristic that belongs to something by its very nature. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A natural quality or feature that belongs to something.
12. The condition of being passive, that is, of being acted on or affected by some outside agent or influence. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The state of being acted on rather than acting.
13. The capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility to impressions from outside. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The ability to be affected or changed by outside things.

## Verb

14. To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience strong emotion or be extremely agitated. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To feel deep pain, sorrow, or very strong emotion.

## Origin

From Middle English "passioun," from Old French "passion" (and partly from Old English "passion"), from Latin "passio" ("suffering"), a noun formed from the verb "patior" ("I suffer"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- ("to hurt").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/passion (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).