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The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
Bodhidharma

Meaning of "passions" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PASSIONS

passions  [ˈpæʃənz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PASSIONS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Passions is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PASSIONS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Passions

Passions is an American soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008. Passions follows the lives and loves, and various romantic and paranormal adventures of the residents of Harmony. Story-lines center around the interactions among members of its multi-racial core families — the African American Russells, white Cranes and Bennetts, and half-Mexican half-Irish Lopez-Fitzgeralds — as well as the supernatural including town witch Tabitha Lenox. Created by writer James E. Reilly and produced by NBC Studios, the series was subsequently picked up by direct broadcast satellite service DirecTV, which broadcast new episodes airing on its exclusive channel The 101. In December 2007, DirecTV decided not to renew its contract for the series, and the studio was unable to sell the show elsewhere. The final episode aired on DirecTV on August 7, 2008.

Definition of passions in the English dictionary

The definition of passions in the dictionary is desire. Other definition of passions is the passions feeling, as opposed to reason.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PASSIONS


admissions
ædˈmɪʃənz
combinations
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃənz
communications
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
conditions
kənˈdɪʃənz
congratulations
kənˌɡrætjʊˈleɪʃənz
connections
kəˈnɛkʃənz
directions
dɪˈrɛkʃənz
foundations
faʊnˈdeɪʃənz
instructions
ɪnˈstrʌkʃənz
intentions
ɪnˈtɛnʃənz
limitations
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃənz
preparations
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃənz
proportions
prəˈpɔːʃənz
rations
ˈræʃənz
reflections
rɪˈflekʃənz
relations
rɪˈleɪʃənz
representations
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃənz
sessions
ˈsɛʃənz
telecommunications
ˌtɛlɪkəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃənz
transactions
trænˈzækʃənz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PASSIONS

passion
passion fruit
passion killer
Passion play
Passion Sunday
Passion Week
passional
passionary
passionate
passionately
passionateness
passionflower
passionless
passionlessly
passionlessness
Passiontide
passivate
passivation
passive
passive balance of trade

WORDS THAT END LIKE PASSIONS

allied health professions
aspersions
caring professions
director of admissions
dual admissions
greenhouse gas emissions
ground provisions
hair extensions
jump to conclusions
mansions
millions
occasions
petty sessions
porcupine provisions
possessions
provisions
quarter sessions
responsions
Universities Central Council on Admissions
vehicle emissions

Synonyms and antonyms of passions in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PASSIONS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «passions» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of passions

Translation of «passions» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PASSIONS

Find out the translation of passions to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of passions from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «passions» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

激情
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasiones
570 millions of speakers

English

passions
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जुनून
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشاعر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

страсти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paixões
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাবাবেগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

passions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nafsu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leidenschaften
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

情熱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

niềm đam mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணர்வுகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकांक्षा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tutkular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

passioni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pasje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пристрасті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pasiuni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πάθη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

passies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

passioner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lidenskaper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of passions

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIONS»

The term «passions» is very widely used and occupies the 16.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PASSIONS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «passions» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «passions» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about passions

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10 QUOTES WITH «PASSIONS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word passions.
1
Peter Abelard
The men who abandon themselves to the passions of this miserable life, are compared in Scripture to beasts.
2
John Adams
Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
3
Sarah Bernhardt
He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor.
4
Bodhidharma
The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion.
5
Elizabeth Bowen
We are minor in everything but our passions.
6
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Investments are a real partnership, with an expected return; donations are a gesture made as a result of ethical, religious, or political passions.
7
Joseph Butler
Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature; thus they show that we are such sort of creatures as to stand in need of those helps which higher orders of creatures do not.
8
Joseph Butler
Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections.
9
Angela Carter
Where ambition can cover its enterprises, even to the person himself, under the appearance of principle, it is the most incurable and inflexible of passions.
10
Sarah Churchwell
Music - not just the lyrics, but the music itself - expresses confused or illicit passions: rage, lust, envy, frustration, channeling these energies and creating an outlet for them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PASSIONS»

Discover the use of passions in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to passions and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Passions: Emotions and the Meaning of Life
An abridged reprint of the Doubleday edition of 1976, with a preface and a conclusion by the author.
Robert C. Solomon, 1993
2
The Passions of the Soul
Contents include a translator's introduction, introduction by Genevieve Rodis-Lewis, bibliography, index, index locorum, and The Passions of the Soul -- PART I: About the Passions in General, and Incidentally about the Entire Nature of Man, ...
René Descartes, 1989
3
Elemental Passions
Luce Irigaray. LUCE IRIGARAY ELEMENTAL PASSIONS Translated from the French by Joanne Collie 8: Judith Still Elemental Passions Page Intentionally Left Blank Elemental Passions Translated from. Cover.
Luce Irigaray, 2013
4
Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for ...
In this fascinating and authoritative work, acclaimed science writer Virginia Morell brings to vivid life the famous and infamous Leakey family, pioneers in the field of paleoanthropology: Louis Leakey, the patriarch, who persisted through ...
Virginia Morell, 2011
5
Divided Passions: Jewish Intellectuals and the Experience of ...
Divided passions is a collection of essays in which Paul Mendes-Flohr writes about the problems that Buber, Rosenzweig, Bloch, Simon, Scholem, and others Jewish intellectuals tried to Crystallize and resolve.
Paul R. Mendes-Flohr, 1991
6
Reading the Early Modern Passions: Essays in the Cultural ...
Against the rule of reason / Richard Strier -- Commotion strange / Michael Schoenfeldt -- Poses and passions / Zirka Z. Filipczak -- Compassion in the public sphere of Milton and King Charles / John Staines -- Melancholy cats, lugged bears, ...
Gail Kern Paster, Katherine Rowe, Mary Floyd-Wilson, 2004
7
Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in ...
The first detailed treatment of the Chinese homosexual tradition in any Western language, "Passions of the Cut Sleeve" shatters preconceptions and stereotypes.
Bret Hinsch, 1990
8
Passions
From California's gold coast to the canals of Venice to the high-rises of Manhattan, Paige Granger lives a life of passion and glamour, but finds herself torn between the ex-husband she still loves and her husband-to-be. Original.
Christiane Heggan, 1993
9
Desert Passions: Orientalism and Romance Novels
In this groundbreaking cultural history, Hsu-Ming Teo traces the literary lineage of these desert romances and historical bodice rippers from the twelfth to the twenty-first century and explores the gendered cultural and political purposes ...
Hsu-Ming Teo, 2012
10
Plays on the Passions
The three plays included here are "Count Basil: A Tragedy," and "The Tryal: A Comedy," which show love from opposing perspectives; and "De Monfort: A Tragedy," which explores the drama of hate.
Joanna Baillie, Peter Duthie, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PASSIONS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term passions is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Let your passions and interests guide your career path
Editor's note: This is the latest in a series of articles written as a joint project between Sheboygan Press Media and INSPIRE Sheboygan County ... «The Sheboygan Press, Jul 15»
2
Labor passions ignite over boat policy
Debate on asylum seeker policy has prompted the rowdiest session of the Labor Party's national conference. Source: AAP. 25 Jul 2015 - 7:59 ... «SBS, Jul 15»
3
Passions flare in Warminster over proposed fee waiver for …
A proposal to waive fees for a planned child care center on Archbishop Wood High School property, and run by Nativity of Our Lord Church, ... «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»
4
Sugarland Guitarist Combines His Passions for Music and Running
Sugarland Guitarist Combines His Passions for Music and Running. Thad Beaty will run Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and play with each band along ... «Runner's World Newswire, Jul 15»
5
Buddy Pass – Find People with Similar Interests and Passions
Social Media has connected people thousands of miles apart in ways we never dreamed possible. But there comes a point when you have to ... «NewsWatch, Jul 15»
6
Discovery of 'oldest' Quran stirs new passions in British city
LONDON — For decades, an ancient relic from the Middle East was unknowingly tucked away in an unlikely place: A library in the British ... «Ames Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Passions are high in DC and New York City over Iran deal
Secretary of State John Kerry as well as the Secretaries of Energy and Treasury were on Capitol Hill today to garner support for the nuclear ... «KEYE TV, Jul 15»
8
Star client drops 67kg, rediscovers passions
Now the 57-year-old is not only putting one foot in front of the other, but he has shed close to 70 kilograms. “I first went to the UQ Ipswich clinic ... «UQ News, Jul 15»
9
Confederate Park ignites Fluvanna passions
Confederate Park So-called Confederate Park in downtown Palmyra – a tiny park with a monument and cannons honoring Fluvanna residents ... «Fluvanna Review, Jul 15»
10
Discovery of 'oldest' Koran stirs new passions in British city
LONDON -- For decades, an ancient relic from the Middle East was unknowingly tucked away in an unlikely place: A library in the British ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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