noun Etymology: Italian passionista, from passione passion, from Late Latin passion-, passio Date: 1832 a member of a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded by St. Paul of the Cross in Italy in 1720 and devoted chiefly to missionary work and retreats
PASSIONIST
Meaning of PASSIONIST in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012