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Passion is a strong feeling of love or enthusiasm, especially in the context of a sexual relationship.

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An example of passion is when you really love art.
An example of passion is what you feel for your new husband on your honeymoon.

See passion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. Archaic suffering or agony, as of a martyr
2. Now Rare an account of this
1. the sufferings of Jesus, beginning with his agony in the garden of Gethsemane and continuing to his death on the Cross
2. any of the Gospel narratives of Jesus' Passion and of accompanying events
3. an artistic work, as an oratorio or a play, based on these narratives
1. any one of the emotions, as hate, grief, love, fear, joy, etc.
2. all such emotions collectively
extreme, compelling emotion; intense emotional drive or excitement; specif.,
1. great anger; rage; fury
2. enthusiasm or fondness: a passion for music
3. strong love or affection
4. sexual drive or desire; lust
the object of any strong desire or fondness
Obsolete the condition of being acted upon, esp. by outside influences

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

A powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger.
a. Ardent love.
b. Strong sexual desire; lust.
c. The object of such love or desire.
a. Boundless enthusiasm: His skills as a player don't quite match his passion for the game.
b. The object of such enthusiasm: Soccer is her passion.
An abandoned display of emotion, especially of anger: He's been known to fly into a passion without warning.
Passion
a. The sufferings of Jesus in the period following the Last Supper and including the Crucifixion, as related in the New Testament.
b. A narrative, musical setting, or pictorial representation of Jesus's sufferings.
Archaic Martyrdom.
Archaic Passivity.