Passion Definition

Noun

Singular passion

Plural countable and uncountable; plural passions

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.

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Thu Jul 9 13:56:43 2009

Passion Facts
Look up passion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Emotion

Literature and media

  • Passion (musical), a 1994 stage musical directed by James Lapine, with music by Stephen Sondheim
    • Fosca (book), a 1869 book in Italian by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti
    • Passion (book), a 1994 translation of the book by Lawrence Venuti, upon which the musical is based
  • Passion (play), a 1981 play by Peter Nichols
  • The Passions, a British band existing from 1978 to 1983
  • The Passion (book), a 1987 book by English writer Jeanette Winterson
  • Paris Passion magazine, an English-language magazine in France that existed until early 1991

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Mon Jul 13 10:27:06 2009

Passion Answers
How to make a passion fruit iced tea at home?
Q. I want to make a passion fruit iced tea at home, I have all the tea bag but I don't know how to make it. I don't want the lemonade just a regular sweetened passion fruit iced tea. How do I do it so I can have it quickly? Thanks!
Asked by Put A Smile On! - Thu Apr 10 16:03:50 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. brew double strength tea. let steep for 5 minutes, sweeten it if you like. add 1 part brewed tea, with 1 part water and pour over ice.
Answered by jay1986 - Thu Apr 10 16:28:04 2008

Im having a passion party i need game ideas?
Q. I am hosting my first passion party and i am looking for some ideas to make it fun. So i can get booked for more parties. Any suggestions on games? I got the party favors down already but i want some good game ideas any suggestions?
Asked by Lovley H - Mon Feb 11 18:22:41 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. they usually have some fun games to play allready during the party. one thing you could do with the prizes- as the lady is talking about her stuff pass out the gifts one by one- then every time the lady starts talking about a new object they switch their gift to the next person and so on till the lady is done talking- then whatever you have is your prize!
Answered by Sarahz - Mon Feb 11 20:12:48 2008

What is the difference between lust and passion?
Q. What is the the difference between lust and passion? How can you tell the difference? I was watching "The English Patient" with Ralph Fiennes and Kristen Scott Thomas. There characters seem to have a passion for one another. Does that kind of "thing" really exist?
Asked by SigmaVII - Sun May 17 00:22:29 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Oh, yeah!...it really exists. Lust: intense or unbridled sexual desire Passion: intense, driving, or overmastering feeling
Answered by Valley Vixxxen - Sun May 17 00:25:10 2009

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That they then gave away their entire collection to the National Gallery of Art is a tribute to their selfless devotion to grand passion . ...



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Passion Blogs
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2009-05-22 09:00:00

The world of books and the pop culture arts as seen through the eyes of a woman of faith.

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Passion Quotes

Passion (from the Latin verb patior, meaning to suffer or to endure, also related to compatible) is an emotion applied to a very strong feeling about a person or thing. Passion is an intense emotion compelling feeling, enthusiasm, or desire for something.

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  • Passion persuades me one way, reason another. I see the better and approve it, but I follow the worse.
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7. 19-21.
  • Passion very often makes the wisest men fools, and very often too inspires the greatest fools with wit.
  • The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.
  • The passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.
  • For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and idiots, especially during youth.
    • Honoré de Balzac, ''Les Célibataires (A Bachelor’s Establishment), first part was published as Les Deux Frères in La Presse (1841)