Converse of object

• arouse: Who would have thought Cranford would have aroused such passions?

• inflame: The arrival of handsome river gypsy Johnny Depp further inflames passions.

• instill: The company's approach is to instill passion toward continual improvement in its clients by recognizing what is truly achievable.

Adjective modifier

• abiding: Here we meet the essential Richard Dawkins: inspirational in both his unswerving attention to rationalism and his abiding passions.

• life-long: A life-long passion for painting oils of faces, the artist also paints still life and landscapes.

• unbridled: Ask the Dust A story of forbidden love and unbridled passion based on John Fante's novel.

• all-consuming: For many, love of the world of film can be an all-consuming passion.

• genuine: He brings invaluable retail experience as well as enormous energy and a genuine passion for the books.

Modifies a noun

• fruit: They are a good partner for lightly fried bananas and passion fruit.

• narrative: Victorians published lots of biographies of Jesus which sought to explain the passion narratives in a rational way.

• flower: Note the passion flower motif on the purple stole.

Noun used with modifier

• consuming: People are compelled to the meeting of needs and it's a consuming passion and they never get their needs met.

• burning: The defeat of Johnson by a 'Great White Hope ' became a burning passion.

• ruling: In passing through the little village of Dobcross I observed a quaint tavern sign, illustrative of the ruling passion.

Preposition: of

• mine: This is just of a personal passion of mine.

Preposition: for

• gardening: Gardening With Kids Help children develop a lifetime passion for gardening by starting them young.

• photography: The photographer is now devoting more time to his master class courses, where the only entry qualification is a passion for photography.