any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.

strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor.

strong sexual desire; lust.

an instance or experience of strong love or sexual desire.

a person toward whom one feels strong love or sexual desire.

a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything

a passion for music.

the object of such a fondness or desire

Accuracy became a passion with him.

an outburst of strong emotion or feeling

He suddenly broke into a passion of bitter words.

violent anger.

the state of being acted upon or affected by something external, esp. something alien to one's nature or one's customary behavior ( contrasted with action ).

( often initial capital letter ) Theology .

the sufferings of Christ on the cross or His sufferings subsequent to the Last Supper.

the narrative of Christ's sufferings as recorded in the Gospels.

Archaic . the sufferings of a martyr.

noun

calm , calmness , dislike , hate , hatred , indifference

noun

affection , affectivity , agony , anger , animation , ardor , dedication , devotion , distress , dolor , eagerness , ecstasy , excitement , feeling , fervor , fire , fit , flare-up , frenzy , fury , heat , hurrah , indignation , intensity , ire , joy , misery , outbreak , outburst , paroxysm , rage , rapture , resentment , sentiment , spirit , storm , suffering , temper , transport , vehemence , warmth , wrath , zeal , zest , amorousness , amour , appetite , attachment , concupiscence , craving , crush * , desire , emoting , eroticism , fondness , infatuation , keenness , lust , prurience , urge , weakness , yen , craze , drive , enthusiasm , fad * , fancy , fascination , idol , jazz * , mania , obsession , fervency , romance , amativeness , erotism , itch , libidinousness , lustfulness , pruriency , love affair , zealousness , huff , tantrum , adoration , beguin , emotion , erogeneity , erotomania , evangelism , gusto , hunger , love , martyrdom , pain , pathos , sensuality , thirst , torridity