Passion (emotion)
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Passion (from the Ancient Greek verb πάσχω (paskho) meaning to suffer) is a term applied to a very strong feeling about a person or thing. Passion is an intense emotion compelling feeling, enthusiasm, or desire for something.
The term is also often applied to a lively or eager interest in or admiration for a proposal, cause, or activity or love – to a feeling of unusual excitement, enthusiasm or compelling emotion, a positive affinity or love, towards a subject. It is particularly used in the context of romance or sexual desire though it generally implies a deeper or more encompassing emotion than that implied by the term lust.
See also
- Attraction
- Crime of passion
- Eros
- Eroticism
- Limerence
- Love
- Enthusiasm
- Romantic love
- Passionate love
- Passionate romance
- Zest (positive psychology)