Old English · noun
passion
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈpɑs.si.on/
- Syllables
- ˈpɑs · si · on (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- passionchrist
Meaning
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passion of Christ
ðaet Eghwilc messepriost gesinge fore Osuulfes sawle twa messan, twa fore Beornðryðe sawle; and aeghwilc diacon arede twa passione fore his sawle, twa for hire;
that Every mass-priest recites for Oswulf's soul two masses, two for Beornthryth's soul; and every deacon reads two passions for his soul. (Oswulf's Charters, c805)
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Latin passiō (“suffering”), noun of action from perfect passive participle passus (“suffered”), from deponent verb pati (“suffer”).
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