Passionist

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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