Passionist noun & adjective. ['paʃ(ǝ)nɪst] E19.
[from PASSION noun + -IST. Cf. French passioniste.]
Roman Catholic Church.
A. noun. A member of a religious order founded in Italy in the 18th cent., stressing the contemplative life and vowing to keep alive the memory of Christ's Passion. E19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to a Passionist or the Passionists. M19.

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