Passionate
Passionate adjective - Having or expressing great depth of feeling.
Usage example: a passionate defense of the controversial play
Religious and passionate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Religious" instead an adjective "Passionate".
Religious
Religious adjective - Having or expressing great depth of feeling.
Usage example: a woman known for embracing various causes with a religious enthusiasm
Passionate and religious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Passionate" instead an adjective "Religious".
Both words in one sentence
- Drusilla Clack, it is implied, might be in love with Godfrey Ablewhite — she sure talks about the "religious fervor" he inspires in her in very passionate ways.
Source: Literature / The Moonstone - Interestingly, these characters are each more complicated and "other" than their ethnic origins might suggest; the Scot Wolfsbane is too religious, conflicted and repressed to be seen as a "passionate celt" stereotype.
Source: Multinational Team / Comic Books
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