noun
Meaning 1
A kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agape
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
brotherly love
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noun
Meaning 2
a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: charity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: benevolence, theological virtue, supernatural virtue
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Aghwan: 𐔼𐕐𐔴𐔱𐕒𐕡𐕙𐔱𐕒𐕡𐕍𐔰𐕒𐕡𐕎 (išeburbuq̇aun) — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
- Dutch: broederliefde — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
- Georgian: ძმური სიყვარული (ʒmuri siq̇varuli) — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
- German: Bruderliebe — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
- Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍉 (brōþrulubō) — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
- Old Church Slavonic: братолюбьство (bratoljubĭstvo) — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
- Old English: brōþorlufu — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
- Plautdietsch: Breedaleew — kindly and lenient attitude towards others.