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labor of love

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noun

work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards: He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.

Origin of labor of love

First recorded in 1665–75
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Related Words for labor of love

courtesy, mitzvah
Idioms and Phrases with labor of love

labor of love

Work done for one's satisfaction rather than monetary reward. For example, The research took three years but it was a labor of love. This expression appears twice in the New Testament (Hebrews 6:10, Thessalonians 1:3), referring to those who do God's work as a labor of love. [c. 1600]

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