Definitions for passions

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passions pas·sion

Spelling: [pash-uh n]

IPA: /ˈpæʃ ən/

Passions is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 176 anagrams from letters in passions (ainopsss).

Definitions for passions

noun

1. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
2. strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor.
3. strong sexual desire; lust.
4. an instance or experience of strong love or sexual desire.
5. a person toward whom one feels strong love or sexual desire.
6. a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything:
7. the object of such a fondness or desire:
8. an outburst of strong emotion or feeling:
9. violent anger.
10. the state of being acted upon or affected by something external, especially something alien to one's nature or one's customary behavior (contrasted with action).
11. (often initial capital letter) Theology. the sufferings of Christ on the cross or His sufferings subsequent to the Last Supper. the narrative of Christ's sufferings as recorded in the Gospels.
12. Archaic. the sufferings of a martyr.
13. any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
14. strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor.
15. strong sexual desire; lust.
16. an instance or experience of strong love or sexual desire.
17. a person toward whom one feels strong love or sexual desire.
18. a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything:
19. the object of such a fondness or desire:
20. an outburst of strong emotion or feeling:
21. violent anger.
22. the state of being acted upon or affected by something external, especially something alien to one's nature or one's customary behavior (contrasted with action).
23. (often initial capital letter) Theology. the sufferings of Christ on the cross or His sufferings subsequent to the Last Supper. the narrative of Christ's sufferings as recorded in the Gospels.
24. Archaic. the sufferings of a martyr.

Origin of passions

1125-75; Middle English (Old French) Medieval Latin passiōn- (stem of passiō) Christ's sufferings on the cross, any of the Biblical accounts of these (> late Old English passiōn), special

Examples for passions

The song is about rage and fury and passion, and I had a lot of pain that I wanted to release.

“There was a time when we both had passion for our work,” Miyazaki later says, referring to himself and Takahata.

It is but a feeble destiny that is wrecked by passion, when it should be ennobled.

He grew pale with passion, turned on his heel, and strode away.

The younger brother would try everything in his power from a distance to subdue the roaring flames of passion.

Sex and passion; compulsive, life-changing, soul-altering sex, all to be made more explicit than he had done in the past.

It swept him away; this revival of passion was irresistible.

Malbone, greedy of emotion, was drinking to the dregs a passion that could have no to-morrow.

During the course of my time behind the bar I developed a passion for single malt Scotch.

There is no passion in your veins; it is only a sort of sympathetic selfishness.

“There was a time when we both had passion for our work,” Miyazaki later says, referring to himself and Takahata.

Malbone, greedy of emotion, was drinking to the dregs a passion that could have no to-morrow.

He grew pale with passion, turned on his heel, and strode away.

The song is about rage and fury and passion, and I had a lot of pain that I wanted to release.

The younger brother would try everything in his power from a distance to subdue the roaring flames of passion.

It is but a feeble destiny that is wrecked by passion, when it should be ennobled.

It swept him away; this revival of passion was irresistible.

There is no passion in your veins; it is only a sort of sympathetic selfishness.

During the course of my time behind the bar I developed a passion for single malt Scotch.

Sex and passion; compulsive, life-changing, soul-altering sex, all to be made more explicit than he had done in the past.