passion

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 References 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Via French, from Latin passio, suffering, noun of action from perfect passive participle passus, suffered, from deponent verb pati, suffer

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: păsh'ən, IPA: /ˈpæʃən/, SAMPA: /"p{S@n/
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  Rhymes: -æʃən

[edit] Noun

passion (countable and uncountable; plural passions)

1. Any great, powerful emotion, especially love or hate.
2. fervor, determination.
3. An object of passionate love or strong interest.

   It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.

4. (Christianity) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
5. A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
6. (obsolete) an innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.

   ... to obtain the knowledge of some passion of the circle.

[edit] Derived terms

• passionflower
• passion fruit, passionfruit
• Passion Sunday
• pash
• passion pop

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

passion

1. Genitive singular form of passio.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

passion f.

1. passion