What does dilection mean?
Dilection means (dated) love; loving kindness.
Dilection
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(dated) love; loving kindness.
Definitions by Sense
- (dated) love; loving kindness
- (dated) choice
Example Sentences
1554, Dr. Martin [ Stephen Gardiner? ], Treatise on the Marriage of Priestes These words mine, and thine, proceeded first of iniquitie, because men did not observe mutual and natural dilection.
So free is Christ's dilection, that the grand condition of our felicity is our belief.
And this was the first testimony of the infinite dilection of God towards man.
A bone not far from his heart, to put him in mind of dilection and love to the woman.
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Antonyms for dilection
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Word Forms
- dilections
Usage Notes
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1554, Dr. Martin [ Stephen Gardiner? ], Treatise on the Marriage of Priestes These words mine, and thine, proceeded first of iniquitie, because men did not observe mutual and natural dilection.
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