passion

passion
pas‧sion W3 /ˈpæʃən/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] a very strong feeling of sexual love ⇨ desire:
    His eyes were burning with passion.
    passion for
    her passion for a married man
2. [uncountable and countable] a very strong belief or feeling about something
    with passion
    He spoke with considerable passion about the importance of art and literature.
    The issue arouses strong passions.
3. [countable] a very strong liking for something
    passion for
    his passion for football
    Gardening was her great passion.
4. fly into a passion literary to suddenly become very angry
⇨ crime of passion at crime(5)
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 2)

■ adjectives
   ▪ great passion The orchestra plays with great passion.
   ▪ strong passions In this area, the issue has already stirred strong passions.
■ verbs
   ▪ arouse/stir passions (=cause strong feelings in people) The case aroused passions throughout the country.
■ phrases
   ▪ passions run high (=people are very excited, angry, or upset) The judge's decision is expected today and passions are running high.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meaning 3)

■ adjectives
   ▪ a great passion Birds were my great passion.
   ▪ a lifelong passion His lifelong passion for natural history began in childhood.
   ▪ a consuming passion (=a very strong interest, or something you are very interested in) The young Wordsworth had a consuming passion for poetry. | For years, acting and the stage had been his consuming passion.
■ verbs
   ▪ have a passion for something She had a passion for music.
   ▪ indulge your passion for something (=do something that you enjoy doing very much) The money enabled him to indulge his passion for horses.

Passion
Passion noun
the Passion the suffering and death of Jesus Christ