passion vs penchant

passion

noun
  • A true desire sustained or prolonged. 

  • Fervor, determination. 

  • A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus. 

  • The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion. 

  • An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest. 

  • Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate. 

  • Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional. 

verb
  • To give a passionate character to. 

penchant

noun
  • Taste, liking, or inclination (for). 

  • A card game resembling bezique. 

  • In the game of penchant, any queen and jack of different suits held at the same time. 

How often have the words passion and penchant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )