An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds.

Like or belonging to the Passeres.

Of or pertaining to the Passeres.

One of the Passeres.

The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or suffer; sensibility.

Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from external agents.

Passibility.

A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the type of the order Passifloreae, which includes about nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.

Here and there; everywhere; as, this word occurs passim in the poem.

The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away.

Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond, through, or away; departing.

Exceeding; surpassing, eminent.

Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair; passing strange.

Exceedingly.

A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross.

The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action.

Capacity of being affected by external agents; susceptibility of impressions from external agents.

The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill.

Disorder of the mind; madness.

Passion week. See Passion week, below.

of Passion

of Passion

To give a passionate character to.

To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.

Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting, influenced by, or ministering to, the passions.

A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and martyrs.

Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature.

Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship.

Suffering; sorrowful.

To affect with passion; to impassion.