passion

  • 41passion — pas|sion [ pæʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a powerful emotion such as love or anger: She spoke with great passion about the plight of the refugees. passions run high (=people become very angry, upset, etc.): Passions run high when marriages… …

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  • 42passion — noun 1 (C, U) a very strong, deeply felt emotion, especially of sexual love, of anger, or of belief in an idea or principle: a sermon full of passion and inspiration (+ for): Paolo s burning passion for an older woman. | fly into a passion… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43passion — noun 1) the passion of activists Syn: fervor, ardor, enthusiasm, eagerness, zeal, zealousness, vigor, fire, fieriness, energy, fervency, animation, spirit, spiritedness, fanaticism Ant …

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  • 44passion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin passion , passio suffering, being acted upon, from Latin pati to suffer more at patient Date: 13th century 1. often capitalized a. the sufferings of Christ between the night of… …

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  • 45Passion — Pas·si·on [ si̯oːn] die; , en; 1 eine Passion (für etwas) ≈ ↑Leidenschaft (3), Vorliebe: Musik ist seine große Passion; Er hat eine Passion für gutes Essen 2 Rel; die Geschichte vom Leiden und Tod Christi || K : Passionsspiel 3 ein Musikstück,… …

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  • 46Passion —    1) Essai de Jean Luc Godard, avec Isabelle Huppert (Isabelle), Hanna Schygulla (Hanna), Michel Piccoli (Michel Boulard), Jerzy Radziwilowicz (Jerzy), Laszlo Szabo (Laszlo), Jean François Stévenin (Jean François), Patrick Bonnel, Sophie… …

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  • 47passion — (n.f.) La passion ! On la ressent, on l espère. Elle déchire et rend vivant. C est une drogue bien plus puissante que toutes les autres. Mais attention, la passion c est aussi l intensité éphémère, les actes insensés, les délires de l imprévu. Et …

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  • 48passion — noun 1) the passion of activists Syn: enthusiasm, ardour, fervour, eagerness, zeal, vigour, fire, energy, spirit, fanaticism 2) he worked himself up into a passion Syn: rage …

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  • 49passion —   Konikoni, koni, kaunu; hekili (fig.).    ♦ The Passion of Crist, Eha eha o ka Haku.    ♦ Burst of passion, kīkīao.    ♦ Culmination of sexual passion, le a, huahua i.    ♦ Passion calmed with her (UL; 166), la i ai ke kaunu me ia lā …

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  • 50passion — Synonyms and related words: Alecto, Amor, Christian love, Eros, Megaera, Negro spiritual, Nemesis, Platonic love, Tisiphone, abandon, ache, aching, admiration, adoration, affect, affection, affectivity, agape, agitation, agony, amorousness, amour …

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