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As an abstract [[concept]], ''love'' usually refers to a deep, ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another person. Even this limited conception of love, however, encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from the passionate desire and [[intimacy]] of [[romance|romantic love]] to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and platonic love (Renaissance Thought and the Arts: Collected Essays, ISBN 0691020108 to the profound oneness or devotion of spiritual love.(The Bhagavad Gita, ISBN 0140449183) Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in all the [[art]]s.
As an abstract [[concept]], ''love'' usually refers to a deep, ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another person. Even this limited conception of love, however, encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from the passionate desire and [[intimacy]] of [[romance|romantic love]] to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and platonic love (Renaissance Thought and the Arts: Collected Essays, ISBN 0691020108 to the profound oneness or devotion of spiritual love.(The Bhagavad Gita, ISBN 0140449183) Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in all the [[art]]s.
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==Definitions==
==Definitions==
The [[English]] word "love" can have a variety of related but distinct [[meaning]]s in different [[context]]s. Often, other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts that English relies mainly on "love" to encapsulate; one example is the plurality of Greek words for "love." Cultural differences in conceptualizing love thus make it doubly difficult to establish any universal definition.
The [[English]] word "love" can have a variety of related but distinct [[meaning]]s in different [[context]]s. Often, other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts that English relies mainly on "love" to encapsulate; one example is the plurality of Greek words for "love." Cultural differences in conceptualizing love thus make it doubly difficult to establish any universal definition.
