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noun
Faithful love.
Feelings of love that are adhered to faithfully, or the faithful manifestation of such feelings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: originally
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Faithful love.
A lover who is faithful to the object of his or her affection or faithfully loved themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: originally
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noun
Love that is in some sense purer or more unique than ordinary love.
The form of romantic affection that is considered pure and wholly positive, not just based on feelings of lust and sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: by later reinterpretation
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Love that is in some sense purer or more unique than ordinary love.
The unique individual for whom one feels such affection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: by later reinterpretation
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Love that is in some sense purer or more unique than ordinary love.
The situation in which a couple is perfectly compatible and there is no better relationship, as set by a greater force such as God or fate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: by later reinterpretation
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noun
A thing for which a person feels an intense love.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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History
From Middle English trewe love, from Old English trēowlufu.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
