PASSION

(FEELING) [noun] - a very powerful feeling, for example of sexual attraction, love, hate, anger or other emotionWhy is passion such a rare quality in the English? [U]Many couples whose sexual relationship may have lapsed for years find their passion suddenly reignited. [U]Football arouses a good deal of passion among its supporters. [U]A passion for something or someone is a great liking for them.She has a consuming passion for romantic fiction. [C]At school, his early interest in music developed into an abiding passion. [C]He studied economics and sociology at Heidelberg in the 1920s, but politics and philosophy were his lifelong passions. [C]