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passional

[ pash-uh-nl ]
/ ˈpæʃ ə 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.

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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, Passion cross, passionflower, passionfruit
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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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