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passional

passional noun: a book describing sufferings of martyrs.

Noun

passional (plural passionals)

  1. a book describing sufferings of martyrs

Adjective

passional (comparative more passional, superlative most passional)

  1. characterized by passion
    • 1957: the promise of a release in her passional self — Lawrence Durrell, Justine, p.71 (Faber)

Forms of passional

Noun
pluralpassionals
Adjective
comparativemore passional
superlativemost passional

Origin of passional

From Middle English passional, from Late Latin passiōnālis; equivalent to passion + -al.

Words that rhyme with passional

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Questions about passional

What does passional mean?
Passional means a book describing sufferings of martyrs.
What part of speech is passional?
Passional can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of passional?
The plural of passional is passionals.

Words near passional in the dictionary

  1. passion wagons
  2. Passion Week
  3. passion-flower
  4. passion-flowers
  5. passion-ridden
  6. passional
  7. passionals
  8. passionaries
  9. passionary
  10. passionate
  11. passionate friendship

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