passionary

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noun

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

OriginMiddle English passyonarye ← Medieval Latin passiōnārium ← Late Latin passiō →
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Meanings

nounpassionary (plural passionaries)

plural passionaries

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

Origin

  1. Latin-ārium“-ary”
  2. Late Latinpassiō
  3. Medieval Latinpassiōnārium
  4. Middle Englishpassyonarye
  5. Englishpassionary

From Middle English passyonarye, from Medieval Latin passiōnārium, from Late Latin passiō, passiōn- (“suffering, enduring; passion”) + Latin -ārium (“-ary”).

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Translations

Italian passionario
  • passionariobook
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APA

passionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passionary

MLA

“passionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passionary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passionary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passionary.

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