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Passionist

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[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.


Etymology

Origin of Passionist

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

Example Sentences

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He still regularly works in Ardoyne in his role as director of the Passionist Peace and Reconciliation Office on the Crumlin Road and has retained his close ties with the local community.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021

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

One of my friends at Littlemore had been received into the Church on Michaelmas Day, at the Passionist House at Aston, near Stone, by Father Dominic, the Superior.

From Apologia Pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry

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