passional
- adjective
- /ˈpæʃənl/
- Archaic
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pasional
- But whereas the authorized symbol always stands for a thought or an idea, the art-symbol or art-term stands for a pure experience, emotional and passional, spiritual and perceptual, all at once.
Examples
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In fact, this has been one of the most common traditional views about the function of the qualitative, usually understood as our passional-affective nature: it is what drives the intellect (or reason), but once inquiry is on its way, the qualitative plays no cognitive function.
Academic text (2016) -
That itself is a passional decision, just like deciding yes or no, and it's attended with the same risk of losing the truth.
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It's passional communion of hearts through cooked dishes.
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In the case of spiritual emotions, the cognitions are examples of what I have called passional knowledge, that is, understandings that arise from examining specific emotions.
Academic text (2011) -
The revision accounts for the greater candor with which Edel discusses "the passional life of the celibate James" (preface, xii), especially the relationship of Henry and his older brother.
Academic text (1997) -
One sees this in Cather's letters to Mariel Gere; she splits off the aberrant, passional self, the self that has lost what it had been living for and in (16 June 1894), and begins to doubt if it were really she.
Fiction book (1992) -
The author's latest novel is a passional exploration of love and loss, vividly capturing the characters' intense emotions.
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During the debate, her passional arguments moved many in the audience to tears, highlighting her deep commitment to the cause.
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His passional reaction to the news showed just how much he cared about the outcome of the project.
Synonyms
329
2.8
Having very strong feelings about something
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3.5
Full of strong, often angry feelings
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6.3
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
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4.5
Having deep feelings that move people
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5.8
Being full of strong feelings that show in words or actions
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7.7
Showing very strong feeling that is hard to ignore
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6.0
Causes strong feelings, often sadness or joy
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7.6
Showing strong warm feelings openly and without holding back
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8.4
Being very strong and excited about something
Antonyms
How Passionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Passional comes from the Latin passio 'suffering' and shares the same root as passion. So passional means full of strong feeling or intense emotion, like language that stirs the heart.