PASSIONATENESS
Pas"sion*ate*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being passionate.
PASSIONIST
Pas"sion*ist, n. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737, and introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross.
PASSIONLESS
Pas"sion*less, a.
Defn: Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily excited; calm. "Self-contained and passionless." Tennyson.
PASSIONTIDE
Pas"sion*tide`, n. Etym: [Passion + tide time.]
Defn: The last fortnight of Lent.
PASSIVE
Pas"sive, a. Etym: [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See Passion.]
1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. The passive air Upbore their nimble tread. Milton. The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all its simple ideas. Locke.