intense, driving, or uncontrollable feeling
an outbreak of anger
ardent affection; love
a strong liking, devotion, or interest
strong sexual desire
the object of somebody's devotion or enthusiastic interest
(usu Passion) the sufferings of Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death
a musical setting of a gospel account of the Passion story
passional adj
passionless adj
[Middle English via Old French from late Latin passion-, passio- from Latin pati to suffer]