passional

[ pash-uh-nl ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or marked by passion.
2. caused or accompanied by passion:

   a passional crime.

noun

1. a book containing descriptions of the sufferings of saints and martyrs, for reading on their festivals.

passional

/ ˈpæʃənəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or due to passion or the passions

noun

1. a book recounting the sufferings of Christian martyrs or saints

Other Words From

• trans·passion·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of passional¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin passiōnālis; equivalent to passion + -al ¹; noun derivative of the adjective

Example Sentences

A long line is more stately, a short line more abrupt, passional, and intense.

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The simpler forms of passional emotion are almost entirely instinctive in their manifestation.

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Our social conventions require that we should subordinate these passional feelings, to some extent at least.

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One has very little need, as a rule, to develop the passional emotions.

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All passional demonstrations seem to belong to the two concerned, not to other persons.

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