English Explanatory Dictionary

passionary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

passionary passionaries

Etymology

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

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