What is "passion"

Passion \Pas"sion\, 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).

   To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs.
   --Acts i. 3.

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

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

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

   Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not scissible, and many other passions of matter.
   --Bacon.

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.

   We also are men of like passions with you.
   --Acts xiv. 1

5. 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.

   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.

   The bravery of his grief did put me Into a towering passion.
   --Shak.

   The ruling passion, be it what it will, The ruling passion conquers reason still.
   --Pope.

   Who walked in every path of human life, Felt every passion.
   --Akenside.

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

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

6. Passion week. See Passion week, below.
   --R. of Gl.

   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 our Savior's crucifixion.

   Note: 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.

   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.

   Syn: Passion, Feeling, Emotion.

   Usage: 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.

Passion \Pas"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Passioned; p. pr & vb. n. Passioning.] To give a passionate character to. [R.]
--Keats.

Passion \Pas"sion\, v. i. To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. [Obs.] ``Dumbly she passions, frantically she doteth.''
--Shak.

late 12c., "sufferings of Christ on the Cross," from Old French passion "Christ's passion, physical suffering" (10c.), from Late Latin passionem (nominative passio) "suffering, enduring," from past participle stem of Latin pati "to suffer, endure," possibly from PIE root *pe(i)- "to hurt" (see fiend).\n

\nSense extended to sufferings of martyrs, and suffering generally, by early 13c.; meaning "strong emotion, desire" is attested from late 14c., from Late Latin use of passio to render Greek pathos. Replaced Old English þolung (used in glosses to render Latin passio), literally "suffering," from þolian (v.) "to endure." Sense of "sexual love" first attested 1580s; that of "strong liking, enthusiasm, predilection" is from 1630s. The passion-flower so called from 1630s.The name passionflower -- flos passionis -- arose from the supposed resemblance of the corona to the crown of thorns, and of the other parts of the flower to the nails, or wounds, while the five sepals and five petals were taken to symbolize the ten apostles -- Peter ... and Judas ... being left out of the reckoning. ["Encyclopaedia Britannica," 1885]

n. Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate. vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. 2 (context transitive English) To give a passionate character to.

1. n. strong feeling or emotion [syn: passionateness]

2. intense passion or emotion [syn: heat, warmth]

3. something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him" [syn: rage]

4. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action [syn: mania, cacoethes]

5. a feeling of strong sexual desire

6. any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting"; [syn: love]

7. the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion [syn: Passion of Christ]

Passion or the Passion or Passion or The Passions may refer to:

Passion is a 2004 album by K-Pop singer Lee Jung Hyun. In a change from her previous style, the music is Latin-influenced rather than purely techno.

Passion is a 1997 album by Lady Saw.

Passion (re-released as Passion: Music for The Last Temptation of Christ) is an album released in 1989 by the English rock musician Peter Gabriel. It is his second soundtrack and eighth album overall. It was originally composed as the soundtrack album for the film The Last Temptation of Christ, but Gabriel spent several months after the film's release further developing the music, finally releasing it as a full-fledged album instead of a movie soundtrack. It is seen as a landmark in the popularisation of world music, and it won a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1990. It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalogue in 2002.

Passion is the fourth studio album by American singer Jennifer Rush.

Following on from the success of her previous album, Rush continued working with much of the same team of writers and producers. This album however failed to find the same high level of success and didn't chart at all in the UK. However sales were satisfying in her most successful market, Germany, where the album reached No.3 and was certified platinum. The lead single "You're My One and Only" became a hit, but further releases "Keep All the Fires Burning Bright" and "Love Get Ready" did little to generate interest.

Single success did come a few months later in the UK, when a duet with Plácido Domingo, " Till I Loved You" became a hit in the summer of 1989. The record company however failed to capitalise on this by not repromoting the album.

Notable tracks on this album include "Same Heart" - a duet with Michael Bolton, although this came a year before his international breakthrough (another opportunity for repromotion), and "Remind My Heart" which was a collaboration with producer Jellybean Benitez who was currently at the peak of his fame.

Passion is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story was adapted from Ettore Scola's film Passione d'Amore, itself adapted from the novel Fosca by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti. Central themes include love, sex, obsession, illness, passion, beauty, power and manipulation. Passion is notable for being one of the few projects that Stephen Sondheim himself conceived, along with Sweeney Todd and Road Show.

Set in 19th century Italy, the plot concerns a young soldier and the changes in him brought about by the obsessive love of Fosca, his Colonel's homely, ailing cousin.

Passion (from the Greek verb πασχω meaning to suffer) is a very strong feeling about a person or thing. Passion is an intense emotion, a compelling enthusiasm or desire for something.

Passion may be a friendly or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, discovery, or activity or love – to a feeling of unusual excitement, enthusiasm or compelling emotion, a positive affinity or love, towards a subject. It is particularly used in the context of romance or sexual desire though it generally implies a deeper or more encompassing emotion than that implied by the term lust.

Denis Diderot describes passions as "penchants, inclinations, desires and aversions carried to a certain degree of intensity, combined with an indistinct sensation of pleasure or pain, occasioned or accompanied by some irregular movement of the blood and animal spirits, are what we call passions. They can be so strong as to inhibit all practice of personal freedom, a state in which the soul is in some sense rendered passive; whence the name passions. This inclination or so-called disposition of the soul, is born of the opinion we hold that a great good or a great evil is contained in an object which in and of itself arouses passion".

He further breaks down pleasure and pain, which are the guiding principles of passion into four major categories:

1. Pleasures and pains of the senses
2. Pleasures of the mind or of the imagination
3. Our perfection or our imperfection of virtues or vices
4. Pleasures and pains in the happiness or misfortunes of others

Passion is a studio album by Murray Head. It was released on October 8, 2002.

Passion is a 1982 film by Jean-Luc Godard, and the second feature film made during his return to relatively mainstream filmmaking in the 1980s, sometimes referred to as the Second Wave. Like most of Godard's work from this period, Passion is shot in color with a 1.37 aspect ratio. Cinematographer Raoul Coutard, collaborating with Godard for the first time since 1967, won the Technical Grand Prize for cinematography at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film had 207,294 Admissions in France.

Passion is a 1987 studio album by Robin Trower. The album received positive reviews and was followed by a US tour. The album was honored with a first place award in the Rock category by the American Association of Independent Music.

"Passion" is the seventeenth episode of the second season of the fantasy-horror television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). The episode was written by Ty King and directed by Michael Gershman, who served as the show's cinematographer. It originally aired on The WB Television Network in the United States on February 24, 1998.

The premise of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is that an adolescent girl, Buffy Summers, is chosen by mystical forces and given superhuman powers to kill vampires, demons, and other evil creatures in the fictional town of Sunnydale. She is supported by a close circle of family and friends, nicknamed the Scooby Gang. In "Passion", Buffy attempts to protect her close ones from Angelus and his murderous intent as Jenny Calendar continues to search for a spell to restore his soul.

"Passion" was highly praised by critics when it aired.On IMDb, it ranks as the 6th highest Buffy episode, with a score of 9.4/10. It was watched by 6.1 million viewers

In 2014, British singer Ed Sheeran sampled the episode's background theme "Remembering Jenny" for his song " Afire Love".

Passion is the third and most recent studio album by English singer Geri Halliwell, released on 6 June 2005 by Innocent Records. Two singles were released from the album: " Ride It", which charted at number four, and " Desire", which charted at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Although the album was praised for Halliwell's improved voice but the album was a commercial failure, peaking at number 41 with only 5,432 copies sold and charting for only one week on the UK Albums Chart. However, the album did manage to become a moderate hit worldwide, selling over half a million copies according to the Daily Mail.

"Passion" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist and songwriter Utada Hikaru for her fourth studio album Ultra Blue (2004). The song was used as the theme song for the 2005 video game Kingdom Hearts II. The song was written, composed and produced by Utada herself, while additional production was handled by Teruzane Utada and Akira Miyake. Utada had written and composed the song when she was approached to record another song for the Kingdom Hearts series, which she had contributed previously on the first video game. It also made an appearance on her 2010 greatest hits compilations: Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2 and Utada the Best.

Spoken in both English and Japanese language, the lyrical content depicts the events of past, present and future and incorporates themes of love, hope and safety. When Utada accepted the offer to record the track, she found it difficult to write a Japanese-worded version of the "Sanctuary". "Passion" and "Sanctuary" received critical praise from contemporary music critics, who found it her most experimental track to date. Critics praised her vocal delivery and commended the production values, in contrast to her 2009 album This Is the One. Commercially, "Passion" had suffered in Japan for being Utada's first Japanese single to miss the top spot on the Oricon chart. The song peaked at number four on the Japanese Oricon Singles, her lowest charting single and her first single to miss the top three position, but eventually tied with her 2006 single " Boku wa Kuma".

The accompanying music video for the single "Passion" was issued for the single as well, directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. The video features scenes of anime culture that represents the image of Utada herself and features Utada in a grand hall, shot all by green screening effects and finishes with a paddock of running horses. During production, Utada had compared the video, choreography and set to 1997 animated action-fantasy film Princess Mononoke. The video was positively received by critics for its comparison sets to the video game, but received minor criticism for the lack of video game inspiration and footage.

Passion or Bab al-Makam (International title: Passion) is a Syrian feature drama film by director Mohamed Malas.

Passion is the first album by Swedish singer and songwriter J. C. Schütz, originally released in 2004 in Sweden and Japan.

In 2009, Passion was released again, this time worldwide and including two bonus tracks, previously only available on the Japanese edition.

The album was recorded between 2003 and 2004, with Schütz as composer of all tracks, arranger and producer. The album uses a colourful instrumentation with accordion, vibraphone, strings and flute, on top of the guitar/piano/bass/drums arrangements. The bonus tracks were recorded in 2007.

Passion is a 1998 Hungarian drama film directed by György Fehér. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain.

Passion is the fourth studio album by Italian singer In-Grid. It was released in 2010, and it featured songs on French and English languages.

Passion is the ninth studio album by English neo-progressive rock group Pendragon. It was released as a special edition in April 11, 2011 on Madfish, a division label of Snapper Music and in regular form through Toff Records, the band's own imprint. Two packaging formats of the Madfish album exist, digi-book and super jewel case both accompanied by a DVD featuring a behind-the-scenes footage titled 'Progumentary', filmed by the band themselves during the recording of the album. There is also a two-disc, three sided orange coloured vinyl edition with gatefold sleeve.

In Christian music a Passion is a setting of the Passion of Christ. Liturgically most Passions were intended to be performed as part of church services in the Holy Week.

Passion settings developed from intoned readings of the Gospel texts relating Christ's Passion since Medieval times, to which later polyphonic settings were added. Passion Plays, another tradition that originated in the Middle Ages, could be provided with music such as hymns, contributing to Passion as a genre in music.

While in Catholicism the musical development of Tenebrae services became more pronounced than that of Passion settings, Passion cantatas, and later Passions in oratorio format, most often performed on Good Friday, became a focal point in Holy Week services in Protestantism. Its best known examples, such as Bach's Passion settings, date from the first half of the 18th century.

Later musical settings of the Passion of Christ, such as the Jesus Christ Superstar Rock opera, or Arvo Pärt's Passio refer to these earlier Christian traditions in varying degree.

Passion is the third album by American singer-songwriter Regina Belle. It became her most successful album, peaking at #63 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling over 389,000 copies according to Neilsen Soundscan. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 13, 1993.

It includes the hit singles, "Dream in Color", " A Whole New World", and "If I Could". "The Deeper I Love" was released as a single but even though it did not reach the main chart, it did peak at #7 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.

Passion is the first album by the Canadian singer Kreesha Turner. It was released on August 12, 2008, in Canada and was released in early 2009 in the United States. Passion had been available for advanced streaming on MuchMusic.com. a week earlier. Passion was released in the US in early 2009.

In early August, 2008, the album was leaked onto MTV Canada's The Leak on its official website.

Initially, on the back of the album, track 14 was listed as the "Bounce With Me (Rhythm Mix)" but this was an error and the track is actually the "Don't Call Me Baby (Rhythm Mix)". This error on the back cover was corrected on later pressings of the album.

Although Turner originally signed in the US to Virgin Records, a Capitol Music Group label, her first American release will instead be shifted to the Capitol Records imprint, also within the Capitol Music Group umbrella. This will keep a consistency with her Canadian releases under EMI Music Canada which utilize the Capitol Records imprint and are copyrighted by Capitol Records, LLC.

Passion is an American former rapper. She first appeared on Erick Sermon's 1995 album, Double or Nothing on the track "Move On". From 1996 to 1998 Passion appeared as guest on numerous albums, ranging from Jamal to Rappin' 4-Tay. In 1996 Passion signed a deal with MCA Records and released her debut single " Where I'm From", which peaked at 29 on the Hot Rap Singles. Her debut album, Baller's Lady was released on August 27, 1996 and managed to make it to the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, peaking at 85. She continued to perform into 1998, with her last major appearance being on No Limit Records compilation Mean Green.

Passion is a 2011 young adult fantasy novel from the Fallen series written by Lauren Kate. Passion, the sequel to Torment, continues the story of Lucinda Price (Luce) who, at the end of the previous book, decides to find out more about her past lives by stepping through an Announcer, ignoring Daniel's plea to stop. Daniel, Luce's boyfriend and fallen angel, decides to follow her, promising to find and rescue her. Before Luce and Daniel met at Sword and Cross, before they fought the Immortals, they had already lived many lives. And so Luce, desperate to unlock the curse that condemns their love, must revisit her past incarnations in order to understand her fate. Each century, each life, holds a different clue. But Daniel is chasing her throughout the centuries before she has a chance to rewrite history.

Passion is the sixth studio album by British extreme metal band Anaal Nathrakh. It was released on May 17, 2011, by Candlelight Records. The album features guest appearances by Drugzilla, Rainer Landfermann, Ventnor and Alan Dubin.

Passion, known in some releases as Passion: The Story of Percy Grainger, is a 1999 Australian drama film about some episodes in the life of the pianist and composer Percy Grainger. It stars Richard Roxburgh as Grainger.

Passion is a 2012 erotic thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma, starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace. It is the English-language remake of Alain Corneau's 2010 thriller film Love Crime, but with the ending greatly altered. The film is an international co-production between France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.

Passion'' (German:Leidenschaft'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Otto Gebühr, Lilian Harvey and Camilla von Hollay. Harvey was by this time a rising star, and followed it with her breakthrough film Love and Fanfares released the same year.

The film's art direction was by Siegfried Wroblewsky and Jacek Rotmil.

is a Japanese yaoi manga series written by Shinbou Gotoh and illustrated by Shoko Takaku. Originally published by Tokuma Shoten Publishing in Japan, the series is licensed and published in English in North America by Digital Manga Publishing.

The four-book series follows the romantic entanglements between Shima, a male high school teacher, and a male student at his school, Hikaru Umino, as well as Shima's ex-lover, Amamiya, who also teaches at Shima and Hikaru's school. The first two books in the series detail Shima and Hikaru's relationship while Hikaru is still a high school student. In books three and four, Hikaru has graduated to university, and is struggling to juggle university, his part-time jobs, and his still-shaky relationship with Shima.

The first book was translated by Ten Ten, and was notable for being poorly translated, with awkward language and many grammar mistakes. However, books three and four, translated by Sachiko Sato, an experienced translator, showed significant improvements in the translation quality.

Passion was a short-lived disco and post-disco music band. Their style is an eclectic mix of funk and Latin rhythms combined with sensual lyrics. Debuted with an eponymous album in 1979 they continued publishing music until the band's departure in 1984.

Their first single "Don't Bring Back Memories" gained a substantial club play when it was released in 1980. The song, written by multi-instrumentalist Ray Martinez and remixed by François Kevorkian, featured background vocals of Dara Norman, David Romero and Martha Roque. B-side was "In New York", a more than eleven-minutes long song.

In 1982, they released their "biggest" dance hit "Don't Stop My Love", a song written by Kashif Saleem. The band followed up with "You Can't Hide It", a song recorded under the creative control of Eric Matthew in 1984.

Dwight York afterwards released two albums titled New and Re-New under his own label York's Records. The albums contained songs like "Life Is But a Dream" and "I Hurt". He was later imprisoned for multiple crimes including child sexual abuse and is projected to leave the prison as early as 2119.

Passion is an album by American guitarist Steve Laury released in 1991, and recorded for the Denon label. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard, R&R, Gavin, PAC Contemporary Jazz charts.

AllMusic noted Laury "displays the versatility of a studio musician, ranging from a close Wes Montgomery imitation to hints of rock and funk".

Passion is a 1954 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Howard Estabrook, Beatrice A. Dresher and Joseph Lejtes. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Yvonne De Carlo, Raymond Burr, Lon Chaney Jr., Rodolfo Acosta and John Qualen. The film was released on October 6, 1954, by RKO Pictures.