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Agape (ἀγάπη, agápē [1]) means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [2] Agape is used in ancient texts to denote unconditional love, and it was also used to refer to a love feast. [3] Agape is used by Christians to express the unconditional love of God for His children.
aroha: Love, sympathy, affection [14] arohanui: "lots of love", commonly as a complimentary close [6] [7] haere mai: welcome; haka: a chant and dance of challenge (not always a war dance), popularised by the All Blacks rugby union team, who perform a haka before the game in front of the opposition
The only way to understand a woman is to love her; The old wooden spoon beats me down; The only way to find a friend is to be one; The pen is mightier than the sword; The pot calling the kettle black; The proof of the pudding is in the eating; The rich get richer and the poor get poorer; The road to Hell is paved with good intentions
lit. a love affair aide-de-camp lit. "camp helper"; A military officer who serves as an adjutant to a higher-ranking officer, prince or other high political dignitary. aide-mémoire lit. "memory aid"; an object or memorandum to assist in remembrance, or a diplomatic paper proposing the major points of discussion amour propre "Self-love", Self ...
Two other words for love in the Greek language, eros (sexual love) and storge (child-to-parent love), were never used in the New Testament. [ 8 ] 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 ...
Aloha (/ ə ˈ l oʊ h ɑː / ə-LOH-hah, Hawaiian:) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a greeting. [1] [2] It has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians, for whom the term is used to define a force that holds together existence. [3] [4]
Unrequited love (separation) with emptiness; with anxiety, or despair. A state of profound physiological arousal. Helen Fisher has considered limerence and passionate love to be synonyms in her papers, but has commented that she prefers the term "romantic love" because she thinks it has meaning in society.