loving-kindness
[ luhv-ing-kahynd-nis ]
noun
tender kindness motivated by or expressing affection.
Origin of loving-kindness
1First recorded in 1525–35
Words Nearby loving-kindness
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How to use loving-kindness in a sentence
And the secret of this was that Susy Blake possessed much of an unconscious influence called loving-kindness.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneI have loved thee with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamLoving kindness refers to the creation of the world, which was an act of pure grace on the part of God.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikAnd now, uncle Sir Oliver, I can resist no longer your loving-kindness.
Then, indeed, must her aunt's loving-kindness have come in sweet dreams of the past, and whispered love and gentleness!
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II | Various
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