English Explanatory Dictionary

lovingkindness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love; (countable) an act of such kindness or mercy.

Pronunciation

/lʌ.vɪŋˈkʌɪnd.nɪs/ /-nəs/ /ˌlə.vɪŋˈkaɪn(d).nɪs/ en-au-lovingkindness.ogg

Word forms

lovingkindness lovingkindnesses loving kindness loving-kindness

Etymology

From loving + kindness. The word arises in the King James Version of the Bible as a translation of Hebrew חסד (ḥeseḏ, “grace, kindness, love; chesed”).

Related words

metta
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