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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Passionist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/passionist.html. 1828.
 
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