grand passion
noun
an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
the object of such feelings.
Origin of grand passion
11925–30; translation of French grande passion
Words Nearby grand passion
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How to use grand passion in a sentence
Public Monuments would seem to be the grand passion of the Edinburghers.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe love of Lilian for Harold Routledge cannot now be the one grand passion of her life.
The Autobiography of a Play | Bronson HowardEven the memory of his grand passion was now corrupted, sullied, debased.
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'AnnunzioHe has been sustaining a grand passion for a married woman, but the looming shadow of the husband obsesses him.
Modernities | Horace Barnett Samuel"I doubt it will be what they call a 'grand passion,'" he reflected with reverence.
Huntingtower | John Buchan
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