passion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English passioun, passion, from Old French passion (and in part from Old English passion), from Latin passio (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb patior (“to suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”), see also Old English fēond (“devil, enemy”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (faian, “to blame”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpæʃən/, [ˈpʰæʃən] ~ [ˈpʰæʃn̩] Rhymes: -æʃən Hyphenation: pas‧sion === Noun === passion (countable and uncountable, plural passions) A true desire sustained or prolonged. Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate. Fervor, determination. An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest. Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional. (Christianity, usually capitalized) The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion. A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus. (obsolete) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress. (obsolete) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition Antonym: action (obsolete) The capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents. (obsolete) An innate attribute, property, or quality of a thing. (obsolete) Disorder of the mind; madness. ==== Synonyms ==== (fervor, determination): ardor, fire in the belly, zeal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === passion (third-person singular simple present passions, present participle passioning, simple past and past participle passioned) (obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. Synonyms: ache, grieve, hurt; see also Thesaurus:suffer (transitive) To give a passionate character to. Synonym: impassion ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “passion”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Pasions, Spinosa, saposin == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑsːion/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠ːio̞n] Rhymes: -ɑsːion Syllabification(key): pas‧si‧on Hyphenation(key): pas‧si‧on === Noun === passion genitive singular of passio == Franco-Provençal == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin passiōnem. Sense 2 from French passion. === Noun === passion f (plural passions) the Passion of Christ passion (emotion) === References === passion in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French passion, from Old French passion, borrowed from Latin passiōnem, ultimately from patior. Cognate with patience. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === passion f (countable and uncountable, plural passions) (Christianity, theology) Passion, suffering la passion du Christ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) passion, enthusiasm ==== Derived terms ==== passionnel passionner fruit de la passion ==== Related terms ==== compassion pâtir === Further reading === “passion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === passion alternative form of passioun == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French passion. === Noun === passion f (plural passions) passion ==== Descendants ==== French: passion == Old English == === Alternative forms === passio === Etymology === From Latin passiō (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb pati (“suffer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑs.si.on/ === Noun === passion f (nominative plural passione) passion of Christ ðaet Eghwilc messepriost gesinge fore Osuulfes sawle twa messan, twa fore Beornðryðe sawle; and aeghwilc diacon arede twa passione fore his sawle, twa for hire; ― that Every mass-priest recites for Oswulf's soul two masses, two for Beornthryth's soul; and every deacon reads two passions for his soul. (Oswulf's Charters, c805) ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== >? Middle English: passioun === References === John R. Clark Hall (1916), “passion”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “passion”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[3], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin passiō, passionem. === Noun === passion oblique singular, f (oblique plural passions, nominative singular passion, nominative plural passions) passion (suffering) (specifically, Christianity) the ordeal endured by Jesus in order to absolve humanity of sin ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: passion French: passion → Middle English: passioun, pascioun, passion, passione, passioune, passiun, passyon, passyoun, passyunEnglish: passion, PassionScots: passion, patient ==== References ==== Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “passion”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. passiun on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub == Swedish == === Etymology === From French passion, ultimately from Latin passio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˈɧuːn/ Rhymes: -uːn === Noun === passion c passion (any great emotion) Synonym: lidelse a passion (object of passionate love or strong interest) (Christianity, chiefly in compounds) the Passion ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== passionerad ==== See also ==== mani vurm åtrå === References === “passion”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) passion in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)