Passionist

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of Passionist

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

Example Sentences

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

But he cited Austin Smith, a Passionist Catholic priest from Liverpool who died in 2011, who said such rioting could be "literally an ecstatic experience" after the Toxteth trouble in the 1980s.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2012

St Joseph’s Retreat is the mother-house of the Passionist Fathers in England.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various