the Passion

noun

: the sufferings of Jesus Christ between the night of the Last Supper and his death

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Eighteen years ago, the Passion of the Christ director was pulled in Malibu and later booked for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024 There’s no surprise, of course, to how the Passion play ends. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024 The top lot in the Passion for Time sale was a one-of-a-kind Philippe Dufour Grande & Petite Sonnerie No.1 in 18k yellow gold that sold for CHF 5,127,000 (about $5.7 million). —

Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023 This amazing overture is, literally, a Passion Play, a performance of Christ’s crucifixion (Gance himself portrays the actor in the role of Jesus), as in the Passion Play still regularly mounted in Oberammergau, Germany. —

Armond White, National Review, 25 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for the Passion