Definition of Loving-kindness

1. Noun. Tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection.

Generic synonyms: Kindness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loving-kindness

lovespoons
lovest
lovestone
lovestruck
lovetap
lovetaps
loveth
lovevine
lovevines
lovewende
loveworthy
lovey
lovey-dovey
loveys
loving
loving-kindness (current term)
loving cup
lovingkindness
lovingly
lovingness
lovingnesses
lovings
loviride
lovozerite
lovyer
lovyers
low-activation materials
low-backed
low-beam(a)

Literary usage of Loving-kindness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Commentary on the Book of Psalms, in which Their Literal in Historical by George Horne (1833)
"Shall >ny loving-kindness" to the sons of Adam, in me their Redeemer, ... Shall thy loving-kindness be declared in the grave 1 or, thy faithfulness in ..."

2. The History of the Society of Friends in America by James Bowden (1854)
"hath many times manifested his great loving-kindness, in reaching to and convincing many persons of the principles of truth: and those that were already ..."

3. Educational Issues in the Kindergarten by Susan Elizabeth Blow (1908)
"Great philosophers have made us aware that loving-kindness and justice are necessary implications of personality. A selfish God would refuse to share His ..."

4. A Spiritual Treasury for the Children of God: Consisting of a Meditation for by William Mason (1803)
"Sense is but short-lived fancy: Faith is reality and substance; for it brings love, the kindness of love, yea, the God of loving kindness himself into the ..."

5. Songs for the Sanctuary: Or, Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship by Charles S. Robinson (1881)
"AWAKE, my soul, to joyful lays, And sing the great Redeemer's praise ; He justly claims a song from me: His loving-kindness, oh, how free ! ..."

6. Sermons for the New Life by Horace Bushnell (1860)
"10—"/ have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy ..."

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