Passionist

American  

[pash-uh-nist] / ˈpæʃ ə nɪst /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of Passionist

From the Italian word passionista, dating back to 1840–50. See passion, -ist

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Example Sentences

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Passionist

Portions of the grounds of the Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center were “marred” by spray paint, according to a Facebook post by the monastery.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2020

But as the numbers of women religious in this country have dwindled, so too have the Passionist Nuns of St. Louis.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2018

He joined a fraternity, worked part time in various jobs and volunteered at the Passionist Monastery in Queens. He enrolled in a master’s program at Fordham University in the Bronx.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2018

But he cited Austin Smith, a Passionist Catholic priest from Liverpool who died in 2011, who said such rioting could be "literally an ecstatic experience" after the Toxteth trouble in the 1980s.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 8, 2012

The foundations and some of the architectural fragments of the temple were still in existence until 1777, when they were used to build the Passionist monastery by Cardinal York.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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