passionary
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Origin of passionary
1490–1500; < Medieval Latin passiōnārium, equivalent to Late Latin passiōn- passion + Latin -ārium -ary
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The corresponding works in the Western Church are the passionaries or legendaries, varieties of which are dispersed in libraries and have not been studied collectively.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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