lovingkindness

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lovingkindness

/lʌ.vɪŋˈkʌɪnd.nɪs/ UK
/-nəs/ UK
/ˌlə.vɪŋˈkaɪn(d).nɪs/ US

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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”).

noun lovingkindnesses · loving kindness · loving-kindness

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

中文	慈愛 /慈爱 cí'ài
Deutsch	Gnade, Barmherzigkeit, Güte
עברית	חסד khésed

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"lovingkindness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lovingkindness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lovingkindness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lovingkindness

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"lovingkindness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lovingkindness.

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@misc{lovingkindness_2026,
  title = {lovingkindness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lovingkindness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}