*passion*

v. t. To pity. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable. [ R. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful. [ 1913 Webster ]

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [ R. ] Shak.

Syn. -- Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Compassionated p. pr. & vb. n. Compassionating ] To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with. [ 1913 Webster ]

Compassionates my pains, and pities me. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a compassionate manner; mercifully. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being compassionate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from warmth of passion or feeling. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wise and dispassionate men. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view.

Syn. -- Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate; moderate; impartial; unruffled.

-- Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. -- Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from passion; dispassionate. [ R. ] “Dispassioned men.” Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To move with passion; to affect strongly. See Impassion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Those sights empassion me full near. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Strongly affected. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The Briton Prince was sore empassionate. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. im- in + passion. Cf. Empassion, Impassionate, v. ] To move or affect strongly with passion. [ Archaic ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Excitable; susceptible of strong emotion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To affect powerfully; to arouse the passions of. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Strongly affected. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. im- not + passionate. ] Without passion or feeling. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned orator or discourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + compassion: cf. F. incompassion. ] Lack of compassion or pity. [ Obs. ] Bp. Sanderson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness; remorseless. -- In`com*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. -- In`com*pas"sion*ate*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Wrong passion or feeling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To exceed in passion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Passionate to excess. -- O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Passioned p. pr & vb. n. Passioning. ] To give a passionate character to. [ R. ] Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. passio, fr. pati, passus, to suffer. See Patient. ] 1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross. “The passions of this time.” Wyclif (Rom. viii. 18). [ 1913 Webster ]

To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs. Acts i. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action. [ 1913 Webster ]

A body at rest affords us no idea of any active power to move, and, when set in motion, it is rather a passion than an action in it. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not scissible, and many other passions of matter. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill. “A passion fond even to idolatry.” Macaulay. “Her passion is to seek roses.” Lady M. W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

We also are men of like passions with you. Acts xiv. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

The nature of the human mind can not be sufficiently understood, without considering the affections and passions, or those modifications or actions of the mind consequent upon the apprehension of certain objects or events in which the mind generally conceives good or evil. Hutcheson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The term passion, and its adverb passionately, often express a very strong predilection for any pursuit, or object of taste -- a kind of enthusiastic fondness for anything. Cogan. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bravery of his grief did put me
Into a towering passion. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ruling passion, be it what it will,
The ruling passion conquers reason still. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who walked in every path of human life,
Felt every passion. Akenside. [ 1913 Webster ]

When statesmen are ruled by faction and interest, they can have no passion for the glory of their country. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Disorder of the mind; madness. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Passion week. See Passion week, below. R. of Gl. [ 1913 Webster ]

Passion flower (Bot.), any flower or plant of the genus Passiflora; -- so named from a fancied resemblance of parts of the flower to the instruments of the crucifixion of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The flowers are showy, and the fruit is sometimes highly esteemed (see Granadilla, and Maypop). The roots and leaves are generally more or less noxious, and are used in medicine. The plants are mostly tendril climbers, and are commonest in the warmer parts of America, though a few species are Asiatic or Australian. [ 1913 Webster ]

Passion music (Mus.), originally, music set to the gospel narrative of the passion of our Lord; after the Reformation, a kind of oratorio, with narrative, chorals, airs, and choruses, having for its theme the passion and crucifixion of Christ. --
Passion play, a mystery play, in which the scenes connected with the passion of our Savior are represented dramatically. --
Passion Sunday (Eccl.), the fifth Sunday in Lent, or the second before Easter. --
Passion Week, the last week but one in Lent, or the second week preceding Easter. “The name of Passion week is frequently, but improperly, applied to Holy Week.” Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Passion, Feeling, Emotion. When any feeling or emotion completely masters the mind, we call it a passion; as, a passion for music, dress, etc.; especially is anger (when thus extreme) called passion. The mind, in such cases, is considered as having lost its self-control, and become the passive instrument of the feeling in question. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. [ Obs. ] “Dumbly she passions, frantically she doteth.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. -- n. A passionary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. passionarius: cf. F. passionaire. ] A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. passionatus: cf. F. passionné. ] 1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship. “The passionate Pilgrim.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Suffering; sorrowful. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To affect with passion; to impassion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard,
The godly king and queen did passionate. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To express feelingly or sorrowfully. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sorrow expresses itself . . . loudly and passionately. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Angrily; irascibly. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being passionate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (R. C. Ch.) A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737, and introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm. “Self-contained and passionless.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Passion + tide time. ] The last fortnight of Lent. [ 1913 Webster ]

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See absolvable.
See absurd.
See abundant.
See accordant.
See adoptable.
See adventurous.
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See allowable.
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See ambiguous.
See ambitious.
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See -American.
See amusive.
See angular.
See anxious.
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See apparent.
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See applausive.
See appreciable.
See apprehensible.
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See approachable.
See artificial.
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See assailable.
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See attentive.
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See beautiful.
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See beneficial.
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See blissful.
See boastful.
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See bookish.
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See brotherly.
See burdensome.
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See canonical.
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See careful.
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[ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not passionate; dispassionate. -- Un*pas"sion*ate*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]