loving-kindness

[luhv-ing-kahynd-nis]

noun

tender kindness motivated by or expressing affection.

Origin of loving-kindness

First recorded in 1525–35

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Examples from the Web for loving-kindness

Historical Examples of loving-kindness

His favour is life, his loving-kindness is better than life.
The Angels' Song
Thomas Guthrie
Our hearts become tender while we contemplate this signal act of loving-kindness.
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.
William Wilberforce
Therefore the outcome of all is a world full of God's loving-kindness.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1
A. Maclaren
If you're the parent in the case, I must say you flow over with loving-kindness for them.
Touch and Go
D. H. Lawrence
For misfortune is the condition of Compassion, and Compassion the source of loving-kindness.
The Basis of Morality
Arthur Schopenhauer