passional

[ pash-uh-nl ]

/ ˈpæʃ ə nl /

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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.

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Origin of passional

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin passiōnālis, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn-passion + Latin -ālis-al¹; (noun) <Medieval Latin passiōnāle, noun use of neuter of passiōnālis

OTHER WORDS FROM passional

trans·pas·sion·al, adjective

Words nearby passional

passing bell, passing lane, passing note, passing shot, passion, passional, passionary, passionate, passionately, Passion cross, passionflower

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How to use passional in a sentence

A long line is more stately, a short line more abrupt, passional, and intense.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry
The simpler forms of passional emotion are almost entirely instinctive in their manifestation.
Your Mind and How to Use It|William Walker Atkinson
Our social conventions require that we should subordinate these passional feelings, to some extent at least.
Your Mind and How to Use It|William Walker Atkinson
One has very little need, as a rule, to develop the passional emotions.
Your Mind and How to Use It|William Walker Atkinson

All passional demonstrations seem to belong to the two concerned, not to other persons.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper

British Dictionary definitions for passional

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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