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Nave Topical Bible
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Charles Buck Dictionary
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CARM Theological Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
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• ܙܶܕ݂ܩܬ݂ܳܐ
• ἀγάπη
• ἐλεημοσύνη

considered as a Christian grace, ought in our translation, in order to avoid mistake, to have been translated love. It is the love of God, and the love of our neighbour flowing from the love of God; and is described with wonderful copiousness, felicity, and even grandeur, by St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 13; a portion of Scripture which, as it shows the habitual temper of a true Christian, cannot be too frequently referred to for self-examination, and ought to be constantly present to us as our rule.

2. In the popular sense, charity is almsgiving; a duty of practical Christianity which is solemnly enjoined, and to which special promises are annexed.