dilectio
From LSJ
λίγεια μινύρεται θαμίζουσα μάλιστ' ἀηδών → the sweet-voiced nightingale mourns constantly, the sweet-voiced nightingale most loves to warble
Latin > English
dilectio dilectionis N F :: love; delight, pleasure (Bee); goodwill
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīlectĭo: ōnis, f. diligo,
I love (late Lat.): dei, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 27: mea, Vulg. Psa. 108, 4 et saep.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīlēctĭō, ōnis, f. (diligo), amour : Tert. Marc. 4, 27.
Latin > German (Georges)
dīlēctio, ōnis, f. (diligo), das Lieben, die Liebe, Acro Hor. carm. 3, 7, 9. Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 27 u.a. Eccl.
