dilection

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dilectio (“dilection”). See diligent. === Noun === dilection (plural dilections) (dated) love; loving kindness 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. 1648, Robert Boyle, Discourse on Seraphick Love, published 1660 So free is Christ's dilection, that the grand condition of our felicity is our belief. (dated) choice === Anagrams === centiloid == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.lɛk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === dilection f (plural dilections) pious love; dilection (love) === Further reading === “dilection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012