A true desire sustained or prolonged. / Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate. / Fervor, determination.

(obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. / (transitive) To give a passionate character to.

a book describing sufferings of martyrs

characterized by passion

Given to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both. / Fired with intense feeling. / (obsolete) Suffering; sorrowful.

A passionate individual.

(obsolete) To fill with passion, or with another given emotion. / (obsolete) To express with great emotion.

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

plural of passion

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of passion