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passion

Definition

  • noun: a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something
  • noun: the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death
  • often + 'for'
  • synonyms: feeling, emotion, madness

Examples

  • He had never felt such 'passion' [='love', 'devotion'] 'for' anyone but her.

  • Everyone could see the 'passion' in his approach to the work.

  • She spoke with 'passion' about preserving the building.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ' On me demande ' Pourquoi je l'ai tu' C'est triste! - What's the matter? - The song's a bundle of laughs. ' Un moment de passion engageante Je le d'testais She stabbed her lover because she hated him. ' Mais quand je I'ai vu ' Mort, froid, et massacr' (..)
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