brotherly love

Definitions

1. Synonym of agape.
   uncountable
2. A kindly and lenient attitude towards others.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate, but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love⟳ and charity.”

“He always managed to have⟳ one or two slaves to whip on Monday morning, so as to start⟳ his hands to their work⟳, under the inspiration of a new assurance on Monday, that his preaching about kindness, mercy, brotherly love⟳, and the like⟳, on Sunday, did not interfere⟳ with, or prevent⟳ him from establishing his authority, by the cowskin.”

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