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~ n 1 a very strong, deeply felt emotion, especially of sexual love, of anger, or of belief in an idea or principle (a sermon full of passion and inspiration) + for (Paolo's burning passion for an older woman.) fly into a passion (=suddenly become very angry) 2 a strong liking for something + for (the Cubans' passion for baseball) 3 the Passion technical the suffering and death of Christ (- see also crime of passion crime (5)) - passionless adj
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(passions) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Passion is strong sexual feelings towards someone. ...my passion for a dark-haired, slender boy named James. ...the expression of love and passion. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl 2. Passion is a very strong feeling about something or a strong belief in something. He spoke with great passion. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl 3. If you have a passion for something, you have a very strong interest in it and like it very much. She had a passion for gardening... N-COUNT: usu with supp ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin ~-, passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer — more at patient Date: 13th century 1. often capitalized a. the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death b. an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion 2. obsolete suffering 3. the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces 4. a. (1) emotion his ruling ~ is greed (2) plural the emotions as distinguished from reason b. intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction c. an outbreak of anger 5. a. ardent affection ; love b. a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept c. sexual desire d. an object of desire or deep interest • ~less adjective Synonyms: ~, fervor, ardor, enthusiasm, zeal mean intense emotion compelling action. ~ applies to an emotion that is deeply stirring or ungovernable was a slave to his ~s. fervor implies a warm and steady emotion read the poem aloud with great fervor. ardor suggests warm and excited feeling likely to be fitful or short-lived the ardor of their honeymoon soon faded. enthusiasm applies to lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity never showed much enthusiasm for sports. zeal implies energetic and unflagging pursuit of an aim or devotion to a cause preaches with fanatical zeal. Synonym: see in addition feeling. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 strong barely controllable emotion. 2 an outburst of anger (flew into a passion). 3 intense sexual love. 4 a strong enthusiasm (has a passion for football). b an object arousing this. 5 (the Passion) a Relig. the suffering of Christ during his last days. b a narrative of this from the Gospels. c a musical setting of any of these narratives. Phrases and idioms passion-flower any climbing plant of the genus Passiflora, with a flower that was supposed to suggest the instruments of the Crucifixion. passion-fruit the edible fruit of some species of passion-flower, esp. Passiflora edulis: also called GRANADILLA. passion-play a miracle play representing Christ's Passion. Passion Sunday the fifth Sunday in Lent. Passion Week 1 the week between Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday. 2 = Holy Week. Derivatives passionless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL passio -onis f. L pati pass- suffer ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. страсть, страстное увлечение tender passion —- нежная страсть to conceive a passion from smb. —- воспылать страстью к кому-либо; увлечься кем-либо to master one's passions —- владеть своими страстями indulgence of the passions —- потакание страстям a passion for music —- страстное увлечение музыкой golf has become a passion with him —- у него просто страсть к голбфу pictures are his sole passion —- картины - его единственная страсть 2. пыл, страстность, энтузиазм he spoke with passion —- он говорил с жаром his style lacks passion —- ему не хватает страстности 3. предмет страсти; любовь, увлечение I have a passion for strawberries —- я обожаю клубнику 4. взрыв чувств a passion of grief —- приступ горя she burst into a passion of weeping —- она разразилась слезами 5. приступ гнева; гнев fit of passion —- вспышка гнева to be in passion —- гневаться, сердиться to fly into a passion —- вспылить, прийти в ярость to choke with passion —- задыхаться от гнева to put smb. in a passion —- рассердить кого-либо he flew into a passion when we refused to go with him —- он страшно рассердился, когда мы отказались идти с ним passion made his face turn white —- его лицо побелело от гнева 6. редк. пассивное состояние, пассивность 7. (the P.) рел. страсти господни passion music —- муз. страсти (старинная форма оратории) 8. сокр. от Passion play ист. мистерия, представляющая страсти...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Week страстная неделя, 6-я неделя великого поста PASSION Sunday 5-е воскресенье великого поста; PASSION 1. noun 1) страсть, страстное увлечение (чем-л., кем-л.) (for) 2) пыл, страстность, энтузиазм 3) предмет страсти 4) взрыв чувств; сильное душевное волнение; she burst into passion of tears - она разрыдалась; a passion of grief - приступ горя 5) вспышка гнева; - fall into a passion - fly into a passion 6) rare пассивное состояние 7) (the Passion) rel. страсти господни, крестные муки 8) attr.; rel. - Passion Sunday - Passion Week Syn: see emotion 2. v. poet. чувствовать или выражать страсть ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from O.Fr. passion, from L.L. passionem (nom. passio) "suffering, enduring," from stem of L. pati "to suffer, endure." Chiefly in reference at first to sufferings of Christ on the Cross; sense of "strong emotion, desire" is early 13c. from L.L. use of passio to render Gk. pathos. Replaced O.E. юolung (used in glosses to render L. passio), lit. "suffering," from юolian (v.) "to endure." Sense of "sexual love" first attested 1588; that of "strong liking, enthusiasm" is from 1638. Passionate is first recorded 1420 in sense of "angry, emotional," from M.L. passionatus "affected with passion," from L. passio (gen. passionis) "passion." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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