agape

Us lot - meaning English speakers - tend to use the one word, ‘love’, to cover a whole multitude of things: the love that a parent has for a child, the love that lovers share, the love that friends can have for each other – even a strong liking (e.g., “I love that brand of coffee”).

The Ancient Greeks were a bit better set up, and had a choice of words where we have just the one. One of those words was ‘agape’, which is generally explained as meaning ‘unconditional, universal love’.

In the ‘New Age’ sense, agape is an often preferred way of saying ‘spiritual’ love. 

 

See also:  

• https://www.verywellmind.com/agape-love-8580332    

 

As of the time this definition was written, I’ve touched on this idea in the following posts:

     Post No. 440 The Magical Battle of Melbourne, Australia and Humanity

     Post No. 307 Non-physical health and strength

     Post No. 240 A Cargo Cult of Love

     Post No. 232 The greatest sin?

     Post No. 221  Inappropriate reactions to (agape) love

     Post No. 145 Others' feelings

     Post No. 062 Perspective

 

 

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