Definition of Love

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Definition of Love

Love

A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.

Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex.

Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.

Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.

Due gratitude and reverence to God.

The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address.

Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.

A thin silk stuff.

A climbing species of Clematis (C. Vitalba).

Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc.

To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's country; to love one's God.

To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other.

To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.

To have the feeling of love; to be in love.

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Love Quotations

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
Buddha

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.
Buddha

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
Buddha

Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.
Buddha

We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
Mother Teresa

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.
Mother Teresa

There are no great things, only small things with great love. Happy are those.
Mother Teresa

If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
Mother Teresa

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.
Mother Teresa

Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
Mother Teresa

Love Translations

love in Dutch is beminnen, houden van, liefhebben
love in Finnish is rakastaa
love in French is aimez, aiment, aimer, aimons, amour
love in German is Liebe, Liebe, lieben, lieben
love in Hungarian is semmi (teniszben), szerelem, szeretet
love in Italian is amore, amare
love in Latin is amor, diligo
love in Portuguese is amor
love in Spanish is amor, amar, cari o

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