pas·sion (p sh  n)n. 1. A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger. 2. a. Ardent love. b. Strong sexual desire; lust. c. The object of such love or desire. 3. a. Boundless enthusiasm: His skills as a player don't quite match his passion for the game. b. The object of such enthusiasm: Soccer is her passion. 4. An abandoned display of emotion, especially of anger: He's been known to fly into a passion without warning. 5. Passion a. The sufferings of Jesus in the period following the Last Supper and including the Crucifixion, as related in the New Testament. b. A narrative, musical setting, or pictorial representation of Jesus's sufferings. 6. Archaic Martyrdom. 7. Archaic Passivity. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin passi  , passin-, sufferings of Jesus or a martyr, from Late Latin, physical suffering, martyrdom, sinful desire, from Latin, an undergoing, from passus, past participle of pat , to suffer; see p (i)- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: passion, fervor, fire, zeal, ardor These nouns denote powerful, intense emotion. Passion is a deep, overwhelming emotion: "There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy" (Richard Brinsley Sheridan). The term may signify sexual desire or anger: "He flew into a violent passion and abused me mercilessly" (H.G. Wells). Fervor is great warmth and intensity of feeling: "The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal" (William James). Fire is burning passion: "In our youth our hearts were touched with fire" (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.) Zeal is strong, enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance: "Laurie [resolved], with a glow of philanthropic zeal, to found and endow an institution for ... women with artistic tendencies" (Louisa May Alcott). Ardor is fiery intensity of feeling: "the furious ardor of my zeal repressed" (Charles Churchill). See Also Synonyms at feeling. |
passion [ˈpæʃən]
n
1. ardent love or affection
2. intense sexual love
3. a strong affection or enthusiasm for an object, concept, etc. a passion for poetry
4. any strongly felt emotion, such as love, hate, envy, etc.
5. a state or outburst of extreme anger he flew into a passion
6. the object of an intense desire, ardent affection, or enthusiasm
7. an outburst expressing intense emotion he burst into a passion of sobs
8. (Philosophy) Philosophy
a. any state of the mind in which it is affected by something external, such as perception, desire, etc., as contrasted with action
b. feelings, desires or emotions, as contrasted with reason
9. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the sufferings and death of a Christian martyr
[via French from Church Latin passiō suffering, from Latin patī to suffer]
Passion [ˈpæʃən]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) the sufferings of Christ from the Last Supper to his death on the cross
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) any of the four Gospel accounts of this
3. (Music, other) (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a musical setting of this the St Matthew Passion
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  passion - a strong feeling or emotion feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" infatuation - a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, ardor, ardour, fire - feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" storminess - violent passion in speech or action; "frightened by the storminess of their argument" |
| 2. |  passion - the trait of being intensely emotionalemotionalism, emotionality - emotional nature or quality fieriness - a passionate and quick-tempered nature | |
| 3. | passion - something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" desire - something that is desired | |
| 4. | passion - an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic agromania - an intense desire to be alone or out in the open dipsomania, potomania, alcoholism - an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess egomania - an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs kleptomania - an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive monomania, possession - a mania restricted to one thing or idea phaneromania - an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting) pyromania - an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things trichotillomania - an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair | |
| 5. | passion - a feeling of strong sexual desire | |
| 6. | passion - any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting"; object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" | |
| 7. | Passion - the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion |
passion
noun
1. love, desire, affection, lust, the hots (slang), attachment, itch, fondness, adoration, infatuation, ardour, keenness, concupiscence Romeo's passion for Juliet
2. emotion, feeling, fire, heat, spirit, transport, joy, excitement, intensity, warmth, animation, zeal, zest, fervour, eagerness, rapture, ardour Her eyes were blazing with passion.
emotion hate, indifference, apathy, coolness, coldness, calmness, frigidity, unconcern
emotion hate, indifference, apathy, coolness, coldness, calmness, frigidity, unconcern
3. mania, fancy, enthusiasm, obsession, bug (informal), craving, fascination, craze, infatuation She has a passion for gardening. Television is his passion.
4. rage, fit, storm, anger, fury, resentment, outburst, frenzy, wrath, indignation, flare-up (informal), ire, vehemence, paroxysm Sam flew into a passion at the suggestion. He killed the woman in a fit of passion.
Quotations
"In passion, the body and the spirit seek expression outside of self" [John Boorman journal entry]
"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them" [Carl Gustav Jung Memories, Dreams, and Reflections]
"In passion, the body and the spirit seek expression outside of self" [John Boorman journal entry]
"A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them" [Carl Gustav Jung Memories, Dreams, and Reflections]
Translations
passion [ˈpæʃən]
A. N
1. (= love) (sexual, fig) → pasión f
his passion for accuracy → su pasión por la exactitud
I have a passion for shellfish → el marisco me apasiona
see also crime B
his passion for accuracy → su pasión por la exactitud
I have a passion for shellfish → el marisco me apasiona
see also crime B
2. (= fervour, emotion) → pasión f
he spoke with great passion → habló con gran pasión
political passions are running high → las pasiones políticas están caldeadas
she has taken to golf with a passion → ha empezado a jugar al golf y le apasiona
he spoke with great passion → habló con gran pasión
political passions are running high → las pasiones políticas están caldeadas
she has taken to golf with a passion → ha empezado a jugar al golf y le apasiona
3. (= anger) → cólera f, pasión f
to be in a passion → estar encolerizado
to do sth in a fit of passion → hacer algo en un arrebato or un arranque de cólera or pasión
to fly into a passion → montar en cólera, encolerizarse
to be in a passion → estar encolerizado
to do sth in a fit of passion → hacer algo en un arrebato or un arranque de cólera or pasión
to fly into a passion → montar en cólera, encolerizarse
B. CPD passion fruit N → granadilla f
Passion play N → misterio m
Passion Sunday N → Domingo m de Pasión
Passion play N → misterio m
Passion Sunday N → Domingo m de Pasión
passion [ˈpæʃən] n
(for person) → passion f
a passion for sb → une passion pour qn
I had felt such extraordinary passion for this girl → J'avais éprouvé une passion si intense pour cette fille.
my passion for him → la passion que j'éprouve pour lui
a passion for sb → une passion pour qn
I had felt such extraordinary passion for this girl → J'avais éprouvé une passion si intense pour cette fille.
my passion for him → la passion que j'éprouve pour lui
(= interest) → passion f
to have a passion for sth → avoir la passion de qch
to have a passion for doing sth → adorer faire qch
to have a passion for sth → avoir la passion de qch
to have a passion for doing sth → adorer faire qch
passion
passion:
n
→ Leidenschaft f; (= fervour) → Leidenschaftlichkeit f; (= enthusiasm) → Begeisterung f, → Leidenschaft f; to have a passion for something → eine Passion or Leidenschaft für etw haben; her passion for oysters/all things Greek → ihre Passion or ausgeprägte Vorliebe für Austern/alles Griechische; passions were running high → die Erregung schlug hohe Wellen; his passion for the cause → sein leidenschaftliches Engagement für die Sache; music is a passion with him → die Musik ist bei ihm eine Leidenschaft; his passion is Mozart → Mozart ist seine Passion; to be in a passion → erregt sein; to fly into a passion → in Erregung geraten, sich erregen
passion:
passionflower
passion fruit
n → Passionsfrucht f
passionless
adj → leidenschaftslos
Passion play
n → Passionsspiel nt
Passion Sunday
Passion Week
n → Karwoche f
passion [ˈpæʃ/ən] n
passion [ˈpæʃ/ən] n
a. → passione f
to have a passion for sth → aver la passione di qc, avere una passione per qc
his passion for seafood → la sua passione per i frutti di mare
his passion for accuracy → il suo amore per la precisione
to get into a passion (about sth) → andare su tutte le furie (per qc)
to have a passion for sth → aver la passione di qc, avere una passione per qc
his passion for seafood → la sua passione per i frutti di mare
his passion for accuracy → il suo amore per la precisione
to get into a passion (about sth) → andare su tutte le furie (per qc)
b. (Rel) the Passion → la Passione
passion [ˈpæʃ/ən] n
a. → passione f
to have a passion for sth → aver la passione di qc, avere una passione per qc
his passion for seafood → la sua passione per i frutti di mare
his passion for accuracy → il suo amore per la precisione
to get into a passion (about sth) → andare su tutte le furie (per qc)
to have a passion for sth → aver la passione di qc, avere una passione per qc
his passion for seafood → la sua passione per i frutti di mare
his passion for accuracy → il suo amore per la precisione
to get into a passion (about sth) → andare su tutte le furie (per qc)
b. (Rel) the Passion → la Passione
n passion [ˈpӕʃən]
very strong feeling, especially of anger or love He argued with great passion; He has a passion for chocolate. passie عاطِفَه، هَوى ، إنْفِعال страст vášeň lidenskab; passion die Leidenschaft πάθος pasión kirg شور و حرارت intohimo passion יֵצֶר, תְּשוקָה लगाव strast,zanos szenvedély nafsu ástríða passione 情熱 열정 aistra, potraukis aizrautība; kaisle; milzīga vēlme keghairahan hartstocht lidenskap namiętność, pasja paixão pasiune страсть vášeň strast strast passion, lidelse ความหลงใหล tutku, ihtiras 激情 пристрасть; ентузіазм ولولہ، جوش sự say mê 激情
adj passionate [-nət]
having very strong feelings; intense or emotional a passionate woman; passionate hatred. passievol إنْفِعالي، عاطِفي، سَريع الغَضَب страстен vášnivý lidenskabelig; passioneret leidenschaftlich παράφορος, σφοδρός apasionado kirglik پر شور intohimoinen passionné נִלהָב, יִצרִי तीव्र, उत्कट strastven,vatren szenvedélyes bernafsu ástríðufullur appassionato; passionale 情熱的な 열정적인 aistringas, karštas aizrautīgs; kaislīgs ghairah hartstochtelijk lidenskapelig, brennende, heftig namiętny ardente pătimaş страстный vášnivý strasten strastven passionerad, lidelsefull ลึกซึ้ง ateşli, coşkun 熱情的 пристрасний, палкий پرجوش nồng nàn 热情的
passion → وَلَع vášeň lidenskab Leidenschaft πάθος pasión intohimo passion strast passione 熱情 열정 passie lidenskap pasja paixão страсть passion อารมณ์อันเร่าร้อน tutku sự đam mê 热情
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