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Passionist definition

Pas·sion·ist (-ist)

noun

a member of a Roman Catholic congregation of contemplative religious promoting devotion to the Passion of Jesus: the congregation, founded (1720) in Italy, engages chiefly in missionary work

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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