PASSIONIST

Pas"sion*ist, n. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737, and introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

8 July 2024

PATH

(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves; “the hurricane demolished houses in its path”; “the track of an animal”; “the course of the river”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

coffee icon