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| − | '''Passion''' (from the Latin verb patī meaning to [[suffer]]) is a term applied to a very strong [[feeling]] about a [[person]] or thing. [[Passion]] is an intense [[emotion]] compelling [[feeling]], [[enthusiasm]], or [[desire]] for something. | + | '''[[Passion]]''' (from the {{Wiki|Latin}} verb patī meaning to [[suffer]]) is a term applied to a very strong [[feeling]] about a [[person]] or thing. [[Passion]] is an intense [[emotion]] compelling [[feeling]], [[enthusiasm]], or [[desire]] for something. |
| − | The term is also often applied to a lively or eager [[interest]] in or admiration for a proposal, [[cause]], 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 {{Wiki|sexual}} [[desire]] though it generally implies a deeper or more encompassing [[emotion]] than that implied by the term [[lust]]. | + | The term is also often applied to a lively or eager [[interest]] in or admiration for a proposal, [[cause]], 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 {{Wiki|sexual}} [[desire]] though it generally implies a deeper or more encompassing [[emotion]] than that implied by the term [[lust]]. |
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Latest revision as of 04:20, 10 October 2014
Passion (from the Latin verb patī meaning to suffer) is a term applied to a very strong feeling about a person or thing. Passion is an intense emotion compelling feeling, enthusiasm, or desire for something.
The term is also often applied to a lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, 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.
