/ ˈpæʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ C , U ] a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc. :
He's a man of violent passions.
a crime of passion
She argued her case with considerable passion.
Passions were running high (= people were angry and emotional) at the meeting.
2.
[ sing. ] ( formal ) a state of being very angry
SYN rage :
She flies into a passion if anyone even mentions his name.
3.
[ U ] passion (for sb) a very strong feeling of sexual love :
His passion for her made him blind to everything else.
4.
[ C ] passion (for sth) a very strong feeling of liking sth; a hobby, an activity, etc. that you like very much :
The English have a passion for gardens.
Music is a passion with him.
5.
the Passion [ sing. ] ( in Christianity ) the suffering and death of Jesus Christ
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , from late Latin passio(n-) (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin pati suffer.