noun
deep-seated emotions; passions; sentiments
Refers to strong, often obsessive or deeply rooted feelings that are hard to control. More intense and literary than 感情 (emotion).
彼の行動は愛憎の情念に駆られていた。
His actions were driven by deep-seated emotions of love and hate.
この小説は人間の暗い情念を描いている。
This novel depicts the dark passions of human beings.