[Pas.sion.ist] n [It passionista, fr. passione passion, fr. LL passion-, passio] (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
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Meaning of PASSIONIST in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012