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”).

  1. inherited from kyndenesse
  2. compounded as lovingkindness — “loving + kindness

Definitions

  1. 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