lovingkindness
noun/lʌ.vɪŋˈkʌɪnd.nɪs/UK/ˌlə.vɪŋˈkaɪn(d).nɪs/US
Etymology
From loving + kindness. The word arises in the King James Version of the Bible as a translation of Hebrew חסד (ḥeseḏ, “grace, kindness, love; chesed”).
- inherited from kyndenesse
Definitions
Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love
Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love; (countable) an act of such kindness or mercy.
- But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that hee vnderſtandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exerciſe louing kindneſſe, iudgement, and righteouſneſſe in the earth: for in these things I delight, ſaith the Lord.
- What a comfort is it for chriſtian friends to relate to each other the loving-kindneſs of the Lord? O let his praiſes be ever in our mouths, that we may be telling of his ſalvation from day to day.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for lovingkindness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA