love (s, -’s), n. [OD lufu.]
1. (Referring to beloved) romance; passion.
D&D 18:10 Think’st thou this will transient prove, / As say the fairy tales of love?
2. (Referring to God) exaltation; salvation; divine message.
D&D 41:4 Great is the Lord: ’tis good to praise / His high and holy name: / Well may the saints in latter days / His wondrous love proclaim
3. (Referring to God) charity; service.
D&D 75:56 Prompting due service to the throne above; / And brings a noble, sure reward, / Inspiring confidence before the Lord, / And gives a steadfastness to faith and love
4. (Referring to God) perfect kindness; charity; divine care.
D&D 114:45 But, heedless of consequence, trust in the Lord, / And abide in His statutes forever; / And forever rejoice in His favor and love
5. (Referring to beloved) a term of endearment.
D&D 119:18 There the sportive tribes are singing / Tender sonnets to their loves
6. (Referring to beloved) harmony; unity between two people.
D&D 147:12 The glad period approaches when, happy above, / Your companion you’ll meet, and rejoice in his love
7. (Referring to person/leader) faithfulness; service; charity.
D&D 159:2 Great glory awaits thee, thou father in Israel, / To reward all thy toil and thy labors of love
8. (Referring to God) Heaven; faithfulness.
D&D 170:2 Mary’s gone—she’s gone: but whither? / To the paradise of love: / Gone to mingle in the circle / Of our friends who dwell above
9. (Referring to family or friends) token of affection; family bond.
D&D 187:2 I love thee with the tenderness / That sister spirits love
10. (Referring to family or friends) care; affection; charity.
D&D 191:17 With a friendship true and a love sincere / To the youthful circle he still is dear
11. (Referring to Earth/nature) appreciation; affection; caring for; respect.
D&D 198:1 A deep love in our nature for nature’s own self
12. (Referring to family or friends) regards; expression of esteem; with respect.
D&D 200:44 And Brigham Young, the “Lion of the Lord,” / Sends love and blessing to the Scottish bard
13. (Referring to country) caring; acts of good will; respect.
D&D 204:7 Love, union, peace and friendship reign / In this delightful vale
14. (Referring to the Saints) kindness; encouragement; care; acts of service.
D&D 244:30 In the heavens, for the saints, who their faithfulness prove, / And in keeping his statutes, exhibit their love
15. (Referring to family or friends) act of good will; charity; kindness.
D&D 247:30 She fill’d her earthly mission / In faithfulness and love
16. (Referring to God) paternal affection; family bond.
D&D 252:44 I’ve eyes to see / His kind parental love for me
17. (Referring to God) pure affection; respect; divine care.
D&D 272:34 Love for the Priesthood
18. Personified.
D&D 131:1 Spirit of Love, O whither / Hast thou been wand’ring forth?
19. (Referring to beloved) mutual affection; acts of service.
D&D 346:14 Go bless your husband with your cheering smile— / With wisdom and with love, his cares beguile
20. (Referring to God) charity; sacrifice; divine care.
D&D 351:122 ’Twas thus Messiah left the courts above, / To fill a mission here, of life and love
Eliza R. Snow Lexicon 