Passionist

American  

[pash-uh-nist] / ˈpæʃ ə nɪst /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. a member of the “Congregation of Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” founded in 1720 and engaged chiefly in missionary work.

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Etymology

Origin of Passionist

From the Italian word passionista, dating back to 1840–50. See passion, -ist

Example Sentences

He still regularly works in Ardoyne in his role as director of the Passionist Peace and Reconciliation Office on the Crumlin Road and has retained his close ties with the local community.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021

Portions of the grounds of the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center were “marred” by spray paint, according to a Facebook post by the monastery.

From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2020

The Ellisville community is one of about 130 cloistered orders in the U.S. today and one of five Passionist orders in the country.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2018

He joined a fraternity, worked part time in various jobs and volunteered at the Passionist Monastery in Queens. He enrolled in a master’s program at Fordham University in the Bronx.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2018

The community of Holy Cross of the Passionist Fathers, who have as provincial the distinguished North American scholar Father Fidelis Kent Stone, is almost entirely composed of Irish and Irish-Americans.

From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.