passion
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
passions
plural
passions
Britannica Dictionary definition of PASSION
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a
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a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something
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Everyone could see the passion in his approach to the work.
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a controversy that has stirred passions in Congress
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Her performance is full of passion and originality.
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She spoke with passion about preserving the building.
b
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a strong feeling (such as anger) that causes you to act in a dangerous way
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The crime was committed in a fit of passion.
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a crime of passion
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destructive passions
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a strong sexual or romantic feeling for someone
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— often + for
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He had never felt such passion [=love, devotion] for anyone but her.
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a
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something that you enjoy or love doing very much
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Music/golf/writing has always been his passion.
b
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a strong feeling of love for something
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She developed a passion for opera.
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a student with a passion for literature
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the Passion
:
the sufferings of Jesus Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death
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the Passion of Christ
with a passion
informal
— used to say that you strongly dislike someone or something
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I hate him with a passion.
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a passionless marriage/performance/speech
