Passionist

 [pash-uh-nist]  

Pas·sion·ist

   [pash-uh-nist]
noun Roman Catholic Church.
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.
Origin:
1840–50; < Italian passionista. See passion, -ist
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