Word Meanings - PASSION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress ; specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross. "The passions of this time." Wyclif

Additional info about word: PASSION

1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress ; specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross. "The passions of this time." Wyclif . To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs. Acts i. 3. 2. The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action. A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and, when set is motion, it is rather a passion than an action in it. Locke. 3. Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents. Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not scissible, and many other passions of matter. Bacon. 4. The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill. "A passion fond even to idolatry." Macaulay. "Her passion is to seek roses." Lady M. W. Montagu. We also are men of like passions with you. Acts xiv. 15. The nature of the human mind can not be sufficiently understood, without considering the affections and passions, or those modifications or actions of the mind consequent upon the apprehension of certain objects or events in which the mind generally conceives good or evil. Hutcheson. The term passion, and its adverb passionately, often express a very strong predilection for any pursuit, or object of taste -- a kind of enthusiastic fondness for anything. Cogan. The bravery of his grief did put me Into a towering passion. Shak. The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still. Pope. Who walked in every path of human life, Felt every passion. Akenside. When statesmen are ruled by faction and interest, they can have no passion for the glory of their country. Addison. 5. Disorder of the mind; madness. Shak. 6. Passion week. See Passion week, below. R. of Gl. Passion flower , any flower or plant of the genus Passiflora; -- so named from a fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the instruments of our Savior's crucifixion. Note: The flowers are showy, and the fruit is sometimes highly esteemed . The roots and leaves are generally more or less noxious, and are used in medicine. The plants are mostly tendril climbers, and are commonest in the warmer parts of America, though a few species are Asiatic or Australian. Passion music , originally, music set to the gospel narrative of the passion of our Lord; after the Reformation, a kind of oratorio, with narrative, chorals, airs, and choruses, having for its theme the passion and crucifixion of Christ. -- Passion play, a mystery play, in which the scenes connected with the passion of our Savior are represented dramatically. -- Passion Sunday , the fifth Sunday in Lent, or the second before Easter. -- Passion Week, the last week but one in Lent, or the second week preceding Easter. "The name of Passion week is frequently, but improperly, applied to Holy Week." Shipley. Syn. -- Passion, Feeling, Emotion. When any feeling or emotion completely masters the mind, we call it a passion; as, a passion for music, dress, etc.; especially is anger called passion. The mind, in such cases, is considered as having lost its self- control, and become the passive instrument of the feeling in question.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PASSION)

• Anger
• Ire
• incentment
• vexation
• grudge
• pique
• exasperation
• indignation
• enmity
• displeasure
• irritation
• passion
• spleen
• gall
• resentment
• rage
• animosity
• fury
• choler
• wrath
• Appetite
• Passion
• desire
• propensity
• proclivity
• inclination
• propension
• appetency
• want
• craving
• disposition
• tendency
• proneness
• Emotion
• feeling
• excitement
• agitation
• perturbation
• trepidation
• tremor
• Enthusiasm
• Excitement
• frenzy
• sensation
• inspiration
• transport
• rapture
• warmth
• fervor
• fervency
• zeal
• ardor
• vehemence
• devotion
• Feeling
• Touch
• contact
• pathos
• tenderness
• impression
• consciousness
• sensibility
• emotion
• sentiment
• sensitiveness

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of PASSION)

• To appease
• compose
• forbear
• allay
• soothe
• calm
• conciliate
• heal

Related words: (words related to PASSION)

• INDIGNATION
  1. The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence. Shak. Indignation expresses a strong and elevated disapprobation of mind, which is also inspired by something flagitious
• WARMTH
  The glowing effect which arises from the use of warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a painting, or work of color. Syn. -- Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness; cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement;
• AGITATION
  1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in agitation. 2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance
• SPLEENY
  1. Irritable; peevish; fretful. Spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome to Our cause. Shak. 2. Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.
• WRATHLESS
  Free from anger or wrath. Waller.
• WRATHILY
  In a wrathy manner; very angrily; wrathfully.
• TRANSPORTING
  That transports; fig., ravishing. Your transporting chords ring out. Keble.
• DEVOTIONALLY
  In a devotional manner; toward devotion.
• TENDERNESS
  The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the adjective). Syn. -- Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness; pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.
• TRANSPORTAL
  Transportation; the act of removing from one locality to another. "The transportal of seeds in the wool or fur of quadrupeds." Darwin.
• GRUDGEONS; GURGEONS
  Coarse meal.
• TRANSPORTABILITY
  The quality or state of being transportable.
• FEELINGLY
  In a feeling manner; pathetically; sympathetically.
• PASSIONAL
  Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. -- n.
• SENSATION
  An impression, or the consciousness of an impression, made upon the central nervous organ, through the medium of a sensory or afferent nerve or one of the organs of sense; a feeling, or state of consciousness, whether agreeable or disagreeable,
• SENTIMENTALLY
  In a sentimental manner.
• WRATHY
  Very angry.
• SENTIMENT
  fr. L. sentire to perceive by the senses and mind, to feel, to think. 1. A thought prompted by passion or feeling; a state of mind in view of some subject; feeling toward or respecting some person or thing; disposition prompting to action
• CONTACTION
  Act of touching.
• COMPOSE
  To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all
• ON-HANGER
  A hanger-on.
• COMPASSIONATELY
  In a compassionate manner; mercifully. Clarendon.
• DERANGER
  One who deranges.
• WANGER
  A pillow for the cheek; a pillow. His bright helm was his wanger. Chaucer.
• SPATHOSE
  See SPATHIC
• DOUBLEGANGER
  An apparition or double of a living person; a doppelgänger. Either you are Hereward, or you are his doubleganger. C. Kingsley.
• MISTRANSPORT
  To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion. Bp. Hall.
• COUNTERIRRITANT; COUNTERIRRITATION
  See A
• DECOMPOSE
  To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
• GRANGER
  1. A farm steward. 2. A member of a grange.
• ESTRANGER
  One who estranges.