n. | 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. |
| 2. | The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; - opposed to action. |
| 3. | Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents. |
| 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. |
| 5. | Disorder of the mind; madness. |
| 6. | Passion week. See Passion week, below. |
v. t. | 1. | To give a passionate character to. |
v. i. | 1. | To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated. |