Lovingkindness

//lʌ.vɪŋˈkʌɪnd.nɪs// noun

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

    "But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that hee vnderſtandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exerciſe louing kindneſſe, iudgement, and righteouſneſſe in the earth: for in these things I delight, ſaith the Lord."

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"Lovingkindness in Judaism is called chesed."

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”).

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