- im|pas|sion
- im|pas|sion «ihm PASH uhn», transitive verb.to fill or affect strongly with passion.╂[< Italian impassionare < in- in- + passione passion < Latin passiō, -ōnis]
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pas´sion|ate|ness — pas|sion|ate «PASH uh niht», adjective. 1. having or showing strong feelings: »The fathers of our country were passionate believers in freedom. 2. easily moved to strong feelings, especially to violent anger: »My brother was passionate, and had… … Useful english dictionary
pas´sion|ate|ly — pas|sion|ate «PASH uh niht», adjective. 1. having or showing strong feelings: »The fathers of our country were passionate believers in freedom. 2. easily moved to strong feelings, especially to violent anger: »My brother was passionate, and had… … Useful english dictionary
pas|sion|ate — «PASH uh niht», adjective. 1. having or showing strong feelings: »The fathers of our country were passionate believers in freedom. 2. easily moved to strong feelings, especially to violent anger: »My brother was passionate, and had often beaten… … Useful english dictionary
pas´sion|less|ness — pas|sion|less «PASH uhn lihs», adjective. without passion; calm. –pas´sion|less|ly, adverb. –pas´sion|less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pas´sion|less|ly — pas|sion|less «PASH uhn lihs», adjective. without passion; calm. –pas´sion|less|ly, adverb. –pas´sion|less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pas|sion|less — «PASH uhn lihs», adjective. without passion; calm. –pas´sion|less|ly, adverb. –pas´sion|less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pas|sion|al — «PASH uh nuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with passion or the passions: »passional crimes. –n. a book containing accounts of the sufferings (passions) of saints and martyrs, for reading on their festival days … Useful english dictionary
pas|sion|ar|y — «PASH uh NEHR ee», noun, plural ar|ies. = passional. (Cf. ↑passional) … Useful english dictionary
pas|sion|flow|er — «PASH uhn FLOW uhr», noun. 1. any one of a genus of mostly American climbing plants with flowers supposed to suggest the crown of thorns, the nails, and the Cross of Christ s crucifixion. Passionflowers are grown for their edible, yellowish or… … Useful english dictionary
pas|sion|fruit — «PASH uhn FROOT», noun. the fruit of a passionflower, when edible, such as the maypop … Useful english dictionary
Pas|sion|ist — «PASH uh nihst», noun. a member of the Congregation of Discalced (barefooted) Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, a Roman Catholic order founded by St. Paul of the Cross, in Italy, in 1720. The members are pledged… … Useful english dictionary
