Passion

| ˈpaʃ(ə)n |

Definition

• noun
  • (mass noun) strong and barely controllable emotion
    • [in sing.] a state or outburst of strong emotion
    • intense sexual love
    • [in sing.] an intense desire or enthusiasm for sth.
    • [count noun] a thing arousing great enthusiasm
  • (‘the Passion’) the suffering and death of Jesus
    • an account of such from any of the Gospels
    • a musical setting of any of the Biblical accounts of such

Etymology

Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin passio(n-) (usu. Christian theology), from Latin pati “suffer”.

In Other Languages

• Bahasa Indonesia: gairah
• بهاس ملايو:
  • سماڠت (semangat)
• Cebuano: gugma
• Deutsch: die Leidenschaft, die Passion
• Español: la pasión
• Filipino: pagkahumaling
• Français: la passion
• 한국어: 열정 (yeoljeong)
• Italiano: la passione
• ភាសាខ្មែរ: តន្ហា (t nhea)
• Latino: passionis
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: udavom
• 日本語: 情熱 (じょうねつ)
• ພາສາລາວ: ຄວາມຫຼົງໄຫຼ (khuaam rong hai)
• ภาษาไทย: กิเลส (Kiles̄)
• தமிழ்: பேரார்வம் (Pērārvam)
• Tiếng Việt: tình yêu
• 中文: 情 (qíng)