Passion vs. Profession
Passionnoun
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or hate.
Passionnoun
Fervor, determination.
Passionnoun
An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
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sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional
Passionnoun
The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
Passionnoun
A play, musical composition or display meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
Passionnoun
(obsolete) Suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
Passionnoun
(obsolete) The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; opposed to action.
Passionnoun
(obsolete) Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
Passionnoun
(obsolete) An innate quality, property, or attribute of a thing.
Passionnoun
(obsolete) Disorder of the mind; madness.
Passionverb
(obsolete) To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
Passionverb
(transitive) To give a passionate character to.
Passionnoun
A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross.
Passionnoun
The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; - opposed to action.
Passionnoun
Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.
Passionnoun
The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill.
Passionnoun
Disorder of the mind; madness.
Passionnoun
Passion week. See Passion week, below.
Passionverb
To give a passionate character to.
Passionverb
To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
Passionnoun
strong feeling or emotion
Passionnoun
intense passion or emotion
Passionnoun
something that is desired intensely;
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an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
Passionnoun
a feeling of strong sexual desire
Passionnoun
any object of warm affection or devotion;
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the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion
Passionnoun
strong and barely controllable emotion
Passionnoun
a state or outburst of strong emotion
Passionnoun
intense sexual love
Passionnoun
an intense desire or enthusiasm for something
Passionnoun
a thing arousing great enthusiasm
Passionnoun
the suffering and death of Jesus
Passionnoun
an account of the Passion from any of the Gospels.
Passionnoun
a musical setting of any of the biblical accounts of the Passion
Professionnoun
A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
Professionnoun
A declaration of belief, faith or of one's opinion.
Professionnoun
An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
Professionnoun
The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
Professionnoun
The act of professing or claiming; open declaration; public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of friendship; a profession of faith.
Professionnoun
That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a claim; as, his professions are insincere.
Professionnoun
That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one devotes one's self; the business which one professes to understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling; vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the profession of lecturer on chemistry.
Professionnoun
The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as, the profession distrust him.
Professionnoun
The act of entering, or becoming a member of, a religious order.
Professionnoun
the body of people in a learned occupation;
Professionnoun
an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
Professionnoun
an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion;
Professionnoun
affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith;
Profession
A profession is an occupation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested objective counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain. Medieval and early modern tradition recognized only three professions: divinity, medicine, and law, which were called the learned professions.
