Love is the attractive force that bonds an Entity to another entity to benefit the other entity.
Cultural Definition
(uncountable) Strong affection.
An intense feeling of affection and care towards another person. "A mother’s love is not easily shaken."
A deep or abiding liking for something. "My love of cricket knows no bounds."
A profound and caring attraction towards someone. "Your love is the most important thing in my life."
(countable) The object of one’s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart. "I met my love by the gasworks wall."
(colloquial) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings. "Hello, love, how can I help you?"
(euphemistic) A sexual desire; sexual activity.
Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
(obsolete) A thin silk material.
A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
(usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To have a strong affection for (someone or something). "I love my spouse. I love you!"
(transitive) To need, thrive on. "Mold loves moist, dark places."
(transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like. "I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair"
(usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
(transitive) To derive delight from a fact or situation. "I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte."
(transitive) To lust for.
(transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.) "I wish I could love her all night long."
a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment. It can also be a virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another". It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, one's self or animals.
Ancient Greeks identified four forms of love: kinship or familiarity (in Greek, storge), friendship (philia), sexual and/or romantic desire (eros), and self-emptying or divine love (agape). Modern authors have distinguished further varieties of romantic love. Non-Western traditions have also distinguished variants or symbioses of these states. This diversity of uses and meanings combined with the complexity of the feelings involved makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, compared to other emotional states.
Pattern Expression
Love is a pattern that is applicable anywhere in Existence.
This philosophy expands the scope of love to include any entity exhibiting the characteristics of love.
Love can be toward entities within the same scope, entities in an encompassing scope, and entities in a smaller scope. "Loving God" is equivalent to loving the entity of the larger scope.
Examples include:
- Sexual Reproduction between two entities to create offspring with their shared DNA
- Self-love, where the entity love itself & all of the entities that makes up the entity
- Love of God involving loving Existence
- Actions of an entity that promote the healthy growth of another entity