Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - passion
Passion
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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
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noun see: patient Date: 13th century 1. often capitalized the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death, an oratorio based on a gospel narrative of the Passion, suffering, the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces, 4. a. emotion , the emotions as distinguished from reason, intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction, an outbreak of anger, 5. ardent affection ; love, a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept, sexual desire, an object of desire or deep interest, ~less adjective Synonyms: see: ~see: feeling ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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