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love 1. Christianity a. God's benevolent attitude towards man b. man's attitude of reverent devotion towards God 2. (in tennis, squash, etc.) a score of zero Love Aengus one of the Tuatha de Danaan; god of love. [Celtic Myth.: Jobes, 40] another name for Cupid. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 19] (563–478 B.C.) Greek lyric poet who idealized the pleasures of love. [Gk. Lit.: Brewer Dictionary, 31] goddess of love and beauty. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 25–26] cat-headed goddess of love and fashion. [Egyptian Myth.: Espy, 20] goddess of love. [Persian Myth.: Jobes, 210] (Gk. Eros) god of love. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 70] token of affection, e.g., for engagement. [Gem Symbolism: Jobes, 440–441] Scandinavian goddess of love and fertility. [Norse Myth.: Parrinder, 101] Rubens painting of ladies and gallants in an amorous mood. [Flem. Art: EB (1963), III, 190] symbol of affection. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 174; Kunz, 328] god of love; Hindu equivalent of Eros. [Hindu Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 661] god who plays flute to enamored milkmaids. [Hindu Myth.: Binder, 23] to Renaissance, its perpetual greenness symbolized everlasting love. [Art: Hall, 219] symbol of love and tenderness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 176] symbol of love. [Flower Symbolism: Jobes, 333] worn on fourth finger, left hand, symbolizes love. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 919] traditional symbol of love. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177]
dos and don’ts manual for medieval lovers. [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 301] (February 14) day of celebration of love. [Western Folklore: Leach, 1153] Elizabeth Browning’s famous poems celebrating love for her husband (1850). [Br. Lit.: Magill III, 1007–1009] indicates love and tenderness. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 177] symbol indicates affection. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 343] goddess of love and beauty. [Rom. Myth.: Aeneid] indicates initial feelings of love. [Flower Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]
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