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passion of christ
/ˈpæʃən əv ˈkraɪst/
Definition
1
The sufferings and death of Jesus Christ, particularly his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, trial, crucifixion, and burial, as recounted in the New Testament.
2
A 2004 epic biblical drama film directed by Mel Gibson, graphically depicting the final 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life.
Examples
Watching The Passion of the Christ once was enough; now he flinches at the sight of a hammer.
Her endless complaints about the traffic turned the commute into a modern Passion of the Christ.
He endured the family reunion with the stoic resolve of someone in The Passion of the Christ.
The chef's spicy chili had us sweating through our own mini Passion of the Christ.