Loving-kindness

Loving-kindness

Loving-kindness (or "lovingkindness") is a term coined by Myles Coverdale for his Coverdale Bible of 1535 [http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50136107?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=lovingkindness&first=1&max_to_show=10] [http://www.gracecathedral.org/enrichment/brush_excerpts/brush_20050830.shtml] , as an English translation of the Hebrew word hesed (which appears in the Latin Vulgate as "misericordia"); in that text it is spelled "louinge kyndnesse". It is also used in this sense in the American Standard Version and various other versions of the Bible [http://mb-soft.com/believe////txw/agape.htm] . It is sometimes associated with the Greek term agape.

Use in Buddhism

"Loving-kindness" is also used as an English equivalent for the Buddhist term Mettā.

Use in Bahá'í Faith

English translations of the writings of the Bahá'í Faith often use the term "loving-kindness" when referring to the original Persian "mohabbat". This is in line with the style chosen by Shoghi Effendi to use a slightly archaic form of English. [http://www.bahai.us/sacred-writings]

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  • loving-kindness — noun Date: 1535 tender and benevolent affection …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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