PASSIONIST


Meaning of PASSIONIST in English

ˈpashənə̇st noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Italian passionista, from passione passion (from Late Latin passion-, passio ) + Italian -ista -ist

: a member of a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. Paul of the Cross in 1720 and devoted chiefly to missionary work

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