It’s all about love!
This month I have also chosen a second theme for my inspirartional
quotes: love.
Definition of LOVE
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love
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a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties <maternal love for a child> (2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers (3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests <love for his old schoolmates>
b : an assurance of affection <give her my love>
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: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion <love of the sea>
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a : the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration <baseball was his first love>
b (1) : a beloved person : darling ―often used as a term of endearment (2) British ―used as an informal term of address
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a : unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another: as (1) : the fatherly concern of God for humankind (2) : brotherly concern for others
b : a person’s adoration of God
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: a god or personification of love
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: an amorous episode : love affair
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: the sexual embrace : copulation
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: a score of zero (as in tennis)
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capitalized Christian Science : god
― at love
: holding one’s opponent scoreless in tennis
― in love
: inspired by affection
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Examples of LOVE
Children need unconditional love from their parents.
He was just a lonely man looking for love.
Mr. Brown seems to imply that when he retired he relinquished her love as casually as he dispensed
with her secretarial services. ―Ken Follett, New York Times Book Review, 27 Dec. 1987
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Origin of LOVE
Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin
lubēre, libēre to please
First Known Use: before 12th century