passion
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nounADJECTIVE▪ 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
▪ all-consuming, burning, consuming, deep, fierce, fiery, intense▪ animal (old-fashioned), physical, romantic, sexual▪ secret▪He had a secret passion for poetry.
▪ considerable, deep, real, strong▪There were moments of real passion in the game.
▪ unbridled, violent▪ renewed▪The team has been playing with renewed passion this season.
▪his renewed passion for the game
▪ abiding, genuine, lifelong▪his lifelong passion for flying
▪ personal▪ shared▪Elliot and Nina discovered a shared passion for poetry.
▪ human▪ youthful▪ intellectual, moral, political, religious… OF PASSION▪ surge, waveVERB + PASSION▪ arouse, awaken, ignite, inflame▪No one had ever aroused his passion as much as Sandra.
▪ rekindle▪ be filled with, feel▪the great passion he felt for her
▪ develop, have▪A writer should have passion.
▪ fuel, rouse, stir▪This issue always rouses passion.
▪ discover▪ share▪They shared a passion for food.
▪ express▪ feel▪ lack▪ indulge, pursue▪She had very little time to indulge her passion for painting.
PASSION + VERB▪ cool, wane▪As time went by the passion cooled.
▪ drive sb▪That passion drove me to get to the top.
PREPOSITION▪ with passion▪They kissed with passion.
▪He argued his case with great passion.
▪ passion between▪The passion between them had cooled.
▪ passion for▪his all-consuming passion for her
▪He developed a real passion for acting.
PHRASES▪ a crime of passion▪She killed her husband's lover in a crime of passion.
▪ full of passion▪a speech full of passion
▪ a night of passion▪They spent a night of passion in a hotel.
▪ the object of sb's passion▪the young girl who was the object of his passion
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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 — Pas sion, n. [F., fr. L. passio, fr. pati, passus, to suffer. See {Patient}.] 1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
passion — n 1 suffering, agony, dolor, *distress, misery Analogous words: *trial, tribulation, cross, visitation, affliction 2 *feeling, emotion, affection, sentiment Analogous words: inspiration, frenzy: *ecstasy, raptur … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 — Sf Leidenschaft; Darstellung der Leidensgeschichte Christi erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (14. Jh.) Entlehnung. Im Mittelhochdeutschen (mhd. passiōn m., passie) entlehnt aus kirchen l. passio ( ōnis) Leiden Christi , aus spl. passio ( ōnis) Leiden,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
passion — [pash′ən] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) passio, a suffering, esp. that of Christ (< L passus, pp. of pati, to endure < IE base * pē , to harm > Gr pēma, destruction, L paene, scarcely): transl. of Gr pathos: see PATHOS] 1. a) Archaic suffering or… … English World dictionary
passion — (n.) late 12c., sufferings of Christ on the Cross, from O.Fr. passion, from L.L. passionem (nom. passio) suffering, enduring, from stem of L. pati to suffer, endure, from PIE root *pei to hurt (Cf. Skt. pijati reviles, scorns, Gk. pema suffering … Etymology dictionary
Passion — Passion: Das seit mhd. Zeit bezeugte Substantiv (mhd., mnd. passie, später mhd. passiōn) erscheint zuerst mit der auch heute noch üblichen Bedeutung »Leiden‹sgeschichte› Christi«. Dazu stellen sich Zusammensetzungen wie »Passionszeit« und… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
passion — [n1] strong emotion affection, affectivity, agony, anger, animation, ardor, dedication, devotion, distress, dolor, eagerness, ecstasy, excitement, feeling, fervor, fire, fit, flare up, frenzy, fury, heat, hurrah, indignation, intensity, ire, joy … New thesaurus
Passion — Pas sion, v. i. To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. [Obs.] Dumbly she passions, frantically she doteth. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
