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Ancestral Lore of passion

circa 1200, "the sufferings of Christ on the Cross; the death of Christ"

from Old French passion (10th century) "Christ's passion, physical suffering"
from Latin passio, -onis "suffering, story of suffering"

a word of uncertain origin

compassion, "sympathy, pity", literally "suffering with another"

passion noun / ˈpæʃ ən /
  • passing, dying
  • "death" (or "dying") is the original as well as the current, conventional definition of passing/passion; also corresponds to the original meaning of the Latin passio "passion"
    It is merely not so obvious due to the pronounciation of "passion" in English
  • archaic: suffering or agony, as of a martyr;
    rare:an account of this
  • [P-] the sufferings of Jesus, beginning with his agony in the garden of Gethsemane and continuing to his death on the Cross
    any of the Gospel narratives of Jesus' Passion and of accompanying events
    an artistic work, as an oratorio or a play, based on these narratives
  • any one of the emotions, as hate, grief, love, fear, joy, etc.
  • [pl.] all such emotions collectively
  • extreme, compelling emotion; intense emotional drive or excitement, specif.,
    • great anger; rage; fury
    • enthusiasm or fondness
    • strong love or affection
    • sexual drive or desire; lust
  • the object of any strong desire or fondness
  • the state or capacity of being acted on by external agents or forces

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Specific examples and quotes of passion

“Indeed, I could withdraw into the inanity of ignorance, spend my days passionately invested in convincing myself that it is comfort I am experiencing, and not the immovable bluntness of lethargy.
No, thank you!”

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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Legend

~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
Originals - Speed Well Dialogues

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