Passion

From Latin Passiō, a proper-noun use of passiō (“suffering”) (a sense of passion which is now obsolete or archaic in English).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæʃən/
• Rhymes: -æʃən

Passion

1. (Christianity) The sufferings of Jesus Christ from the night of the Last Supper to the Crucifixion.

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• Pasions, Spinosa, saposin

Borrowed from Latin passio, partially through French passion.

• IPA^(key): /paˈsjoːn/

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Passion f (genitive Passion, plural Passionen)

1. passion, fervent interest in a cause or, more often, a hobby

   Synonyms: Leidenschaft, Begeisterung, Eifer, Enthusiasmus

   Er hat eine Passion für Schreibmaschinen.

   He has a passion for typewriters.

2. the object of such interest

   Synonyms: Leidenschaft, Steckenpferd

   Seit ihrer Rente ist der Garten ihre Passion.

   Since her retirement the garden is her passion.

3. (very rare) passion (strong emotion)

   Synonym: Leidenschaft

4. (Christianity) Passion (the suffering of Christ)

   Synonyms: Leiden Jesu, Leidensweg, Leidensgeschichte

• (fervent interest): passioniert
• (Christianity): Passionsevangelium, Passionsdarstellung, Passionsgeschichte, Passionsspiel, Passionszeit

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• “Passion” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Passion” in Duden online
• Passion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Borrowed from Latin passiōnem, accusative singular of passiō (“suffering”), from patior (“I suffer, endure”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈsjon/

Passion f

1. (Christianity) Passion
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:

     Sant pablo q̃ ante auie nõbre ſaulus fue del tribu de beniamin naſcio en iuda e al ſegũdo año ap̃s dela paſſiõ de iħu xp̃o baptizo ananias e damaſco […]

     Saint Paul, who before had the name Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. He was born in Judea, and in the second year after the Passion of Jesus Christ Ananias baptized [him] in Damascus […]

• Spanish: Pasión