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The ancient Greeks came up with seven different words for the types of love. Experts break down what they mean and how to foster the types of love in your life. Yup, There Are A Total Of *Seven ...
Agape (ἀγάπη, agápē [1]) means, when translated literally, affection, as in "greet with affection" and "show affection for the dead". [2] The verb form of the word "agape" goes as far back as Homer. In a christian context, agape means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [3]
Christians believe that to love God with all your heart, mind, and strength and love your neighbor as yourself are the two most important things in life (the greatest commandment of the Jewish Torah, according to Jesus; cf. Gospel of Mark 12:28–34). Saint Augustine summarized this when he wrote "Love God, and do as thou wilt." [51]
As Gerard Hughes points out, in Books VIII and IX of his Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle gives examples of philia including: . young lovers (1156b2), lifelong friends (1156b12), cities with one another (1157a26), political or business contacts (1158a28), parents and children (1158b20), fellow-voyagers and fellow-soldiers (1159b28), members of the same religious society (1160a19), or of the same ...
In the words of Walt Whitman, "We were together. I forget the rest.” Happy Valentine’s Day, my love. I am so glad you are mine. Thank you for bringing so much love, joy, and adventure into my ...
Chesed (Hebrew: חֶסֶד, also Romanized: Ḥeseḏ) is a Hebrew word that means 'kindness or love between people', specifically of the devotional piety of people towards God as well as of love or mercy of God towards humanity.
Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, [1] and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions.