Passion is a strong feeling of love or enthusiasm, especially in the context of a sexual relationship.
(noun)See passion in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: OFr < LL(Ec) passio, a suffering, esp. that of Christ (< L passus, pp. of pati, to endure < IE base *pē-, to harm > Gr pēma, destruction, L paene, scarcely): transl. of Gr pathos: see pathos
See passion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Medieval Latin passiō, passiōn-, sufferings of Jesus or a martyr
Origin: , from Late Latin, physical suffering, martyrdom, sinful desire
Origin: , from Latin, an undergoing
Origin: , from passus
Origin: , past participle of patī, to suffer; see pē(i)- in Indo-European roots
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