Passion meaning

What does “passion” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“passion” is a noun with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a strong feeling or emotion.

passion

noun

  1. a strong feeling or emotion

  2. the trait of being intensely emotional

    Synonymsheatwarmth
  3. something that is desired intensely

    “his rage for fame destroyed him”

    Synonymsrage
  4. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

  5. a feeling of strong sexual desire

  6. any object of warm affection or devotion

    “the theater was her first love”

    “he has a passion for cock fighting”

    Synonymslove
  7. the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University