divine love

God's unconditional care

Divine love is love as attributed to God or the gods—unconditional, infinite, and transcending human limitations.

In religious contexts, it describes both God's love for humanity and the highest form of love humans can aspire to: selfless, redemptive, without expectation of return.

She spoke of divine love as something beyond romantic attachment.

The concept appears across traditions, from Christian agape to Hindu bhakti.

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Rumi · agape · compassion · Julian of Norwich · mysticism · devotion · forgiveness · caritas · prayer · altruism · salvation · enlightenment · providence · covenant · beloved community · touch · heavenly · mercy

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Opposites
source and nature of love

divine lovelust

Intense carnal appetite

erotic love · eros · romantic love · infatuation · obsession

conditionality and motivation

divine loveconditional love

Affection dependent on conditions

quid pro quo

moral/spiritual quality

divine lovedivine wrath

Sacred punishment from above

hatred · malice · cruelty · malevolence · spite

Family

love, divine

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