Passion

Passion

The term Passion may refer to:

Emotion

* Passion (emotion), feeling very strongly about a subject or person, usually referring to feelings of intense desire and attraction
* Stoic Passions, various forms of emotional suffering

Christianity

* Passion (Christianity), the suffering of Jesus, leading up to the Crucifixion
* Passion play, a dramatic presentation about The Passion of the Christ
* "The Passion of the Christ", a 2004 film directed by Mel Gibson
* "", 1989 recording by Peter Gabriel
* "Passion - Sources", 1989 album by Peter Gabriel in support of the film "Last Temptation of Christ"
* Passion music, musical compositions reflecting religious suffering
** Johannes Passion, also known as "St. John Passion", 1724, by Johann Sebastian Bach
** St Matthew Passion (Bach), aka Matthäuspassion

Literature

* Passion by Iginio Ugo Tarchetti, translated by Lawrence Venuti, Mercury House, San Francisco, 1994. The Stephen Sondheim Musical by the same name is based upon this novel (the original Italian title is Fosca, by Igino Ugo Tarchetti, 1869.

Film, television, and theater

* "Passion", a 1954 film directed by Allan Dwan
* "Passion (1982 film)", directed by Jean-Luc Godard
* "Passion (1986 film)", a Hong Kong film directed by Sylvia Chang
* "Passion (musical)", a 1994 stage musical directed by James Lapine, with music by Stephen Sondheim
* "Passion", a 1995 film directed by Clarence Fok Yiu-leung
* "Passion" (Buffy episode), 1998 episode of the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
* "Passions", an American television soap opera from 1999-2007

Music

* "Passion" (Jennifer Rush album), a 1988 album by Jennifer Rush
* "Passion" (Regina Belle album), 1993 album by Regina Belle
* "Passion" (Lady Saw album), 1997 album by Lady Saw
* "Passion" (Murray Head album), 2002 album by Murray Head
* "Passion" (Lee Jung-hyun album), 2004 album by Lee Jung-hyun
* "Passion", 2004 album by Johan Christher Schütz
* "Passion" (Geri Halliwell album), 2005 album by Geri Halliwell
* "Passion" (Ailyn album), 2006 album by Ailyn
* "Passion" (Kreesha Turner album), 2008 album by Kreesha Turner
* "Passion", a Rod Stewart song from his 1980 album "Foolish Behaviour"
* "Passion", an influential 1992 house music track by Gat Decor
* Passion, Utada Hikaru's 2005 music single for the video game Kingdom Hearts II
* "Passion", a song by The Flirts
* "Passion", a song by Johan Christher Schütz from his 2004 album "Passion"
* Passions (Telemann), by Georg Philipp Telemann
* "", 1989 album by Peter Gabriel and soundtrack to the film "The Last Temptation of Christ"
*"Passion - Sources", 1989 compilation assembled by Peter Gabriel as a companion piece to the above.
* The Passions, a British band 1978-1983

Other uses

* Passion Radio, Sussex Radio Station
* Passion Paradox, a theory about love relationships
* Passion Conferences, an annual gathering of Christian college students founded by Louie Giglio in 1997
* "The Passion", 1987 book by English writer Jeanette Winterson
* Passion fruit, common name for "Passiflora edulis"

ee also

* Lust


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  • PASSION — On note avec étonnement la quasi disparition du terme passion dans le vocabulaire de la psychologie contemporaine, qui utilise bien plus volontiers les concepts de tendance, d’affect ou de pulsion. La notion ne figure même pas à l’index de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • passion — n 1 suffering, agony, dolor, *distress, misery Analogous words: *trial, tribulation, cross, visitation, affliction 2 *feeling, emotion, affection, sentiment Analogous words: inspiration, frenzy: *ecstasy, raptur …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • passion — pas·sion / pa shən/ n: intense, driving, or overpowering feeling or emotion; esp: any violent or intense emotion that prevents reflection see also heat of passion Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Passion — Sf Leidenschaft; Darstellung der Leidensgeschichte Christi erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (14. Jh.) Entlehnung. Im Mittelhochdeutschen (mhd. passiōn m., passie) entlehnt aus kirchen l. passio ( ōnis) Leiden Christi , aus spl. passio ( ōnis) Leiden,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • passion — [pash′ən] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) passio, a suffering, esp. that of Christ (< L passus, pp. of pati, to endure < IE base * pē , to harm > Gr pēma, destruction, L paene, scarcely): transl. of Gr pathos: see PATHOS] 1. a) Archaic suffering or… …   English World dictionary

  • passion — (n.) late 12c., sufferings of Christ on the Cross, from O.Fr. passion, from L.L. passionem (nom. passio) suffering, enduring, from stem of L. pati to suffer, endure, from PIE root *pei to hurt (Cf. Skt. pijati reviles, scorns, Gk. pema suffering …   Etymology dictionary

  • Passion — Passion: Das seit mhd. Zeit bezeugte Substantiv (mhd., mnd. passie, später mhd. passiōn) erscheint zuerst mit der auch heute noch üblichen Bedeutung »Leiden‹sgeschichte› Christi«. Dazu stellen sich Zusammensetzungen wie »Passionszeit« und… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • passion — [n1] strong emotion 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 …   New thesaurus

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • passion — ► NOUN 1) very strong emotion. 2) intense sexual love. 3) an outburst of very strong emotion. 4) an intense enthusiasm for something. 4) (the Passion) the suffering and death of Jesus. DERIVATIVES passionless …   English terms dictionary

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