passional adjective & noun. ['paʃ(ǝ)n(ǝ)l] LME.
[Latin passionalis, from passio(n-): see PASSION noun, -AL¹.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to passion; inspired or characterized by passion. LME.
■ M. Innes The original murder..seemed to be a passional crime; one..of revenge or retribution.
b. noun.
1. gen. A story of suffering. rare. Only in L15.

2. spec. A book containing accounts of the sufferings of saints and martyrs, for reading on their feast days. Cf. PASSIONARY. M17.

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