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passional
[ pash-uh-nl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or marked by passion.
- caused or accompanied by passion:
a passional crime.
noun
- a book containing descriptions of the sufferings of saints and martyrs, for reading on their festivals.
passional
/ ˈpæʃənəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or due to passion or the passions
noun
- a book recounting the sufferings of Christian martyrs or saints
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Other Words From
- trans·passion·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of passional1
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Example Sentences
A long line is more stately, a short line more abrupt, passional, and intense.
The simpler forms of passional emotion are almost entirely instinctive in their manifestation.
Our social conventions require that we should subordinate these passional feelings, to some extent at least.
One has very little need, as a rule, to develop the passional emotions.
All passional demonstrations seem to belong to the two concerned, not to other persons.
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