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  Love - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Others maintain that love exists but is undefinable; being a quantity which is spiritual, metaphysical, or philosophical in nature, etc. Perhaps due to its emotional primacy, love is one of the most common themes in art.
Expressions of love may include the love for a soul or mind, the love of laws and organizations, love for a body, love for nature, love of food, love of money, love for learning, love of power, love of fame, love for the respect of others, et cetera.
Most religions use the term love to express the devotion the follower has to their deity, who may be a living guru or religious teacher, as in the Bhakti traditions of Asia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Love   (1196 words)

  
 Greek words for love: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The greek language (greek, ipa - "hellenic") is an indo-european language with a documented history...
Platonic love in its modern sense is an affectionate relationship into which the sexual element does not enter, especially in cases where one might easily assume...
Modern greek () is a dialect family that refers to the 4th stage of the evolution of the greek language...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/greek_words_for_love.htm   (520 words)

  
 agape- (Greek > Latin: love feast of the early Christians; love, love feast; to love).   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
English religious community of men and women, holding all material goods in common, was based upon the theories of various German religious mystics, and had for its primary object the spiritualization of the matrimonial state.
The ancient Greek masculine form of agape and the name of a saint from Caesarea who was martyred under the Roman emperor Diocletian.
www.wordinfo.info /words/index/info/view_unit/46/?letter=A&spage=4   (498 words)

  
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For example, Websters definition for "love" connotes the idea of feeling toward another person, whereas there are three Greek words for "love", one of them defining "love" as more of a decision than a feeling.
This tool is not essential but useful in inspecting the way in which English translations have dealt with individual words and their definitions in the original languages.
Furthermore, as we continue to seek the implications of the new life that God desires for His spiritual children, we will be moved to take continuing "actions" toward an ever closer walk with Him.
www.olive-tree.net /webforum/Comments/001.htm   (2810 words)

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