1 [C,U] a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc:
He's a man of violent passions. * a crime of passion * She argued her case with considerable passion. * Passions were running high (= people were angry and emotional) at the meeting.
2 [sing.] (formal) a state of being very angry:
She flies into a passion if anyone even mentions his name.
3 [U] ~ (for sb) a very strong feeling of sexual love:
His passion for her made him blind to everything else.
4 [sing.] ~ (for sth) a very strong feeling of liking sth; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much:
The English have a passion for gardens. * Music is a passion with him.
5 (the Passion) [sing.] (in Christianity) the suffering and death of Jesus Christ
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is passion a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, passion is tagged as noun.
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