English Explanatory Dictionary

labor of love

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.

Pronunciation

En-au-labor of love.ogg

Word forms

labor of love labors of love labour of love

Etymology

Calque of Koine Greek κόπου τῆς ἀγάπης in several epistles in the Christian New Testament

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