love (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. ămor (in all senses)2. cārĭtas (lit. dearness3. stŭdium (eager desire for, or interest in, persons or things; esp. the latter) • love (subs.): 1. ămor (in all senses): foll. by in or erga and acc., or by gen.. our l. towards you, noster in te a., Cic.: to feel l. for any one, a. erga aliquem habere, Cic.: but when the object is not a person, the gen. only should be used: e. g. the l. of knowledge, of glory, etc., a. cognitionis, gloriae, etc., Cic. pass. to fall in love at first sight, uno aspectu in a. incidere, Cic. Inv. 1, 43, 80: to be deeply in l. with any one, amore alicujus ardere, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 47, 116. 2. cārĭtas (lit. dearness: hence, affection attachment, arising out of the sense of worth in any person or thing): the l. of children and parents for each other, ea c. quae inter natos et parentes est, Cic. Am. 8, 27: same constr. as amor: l. for one's country, erga patriam c., Liv. 1, 34, med.: but the gen. is more freq., e. g., l. for country and kindred, c. patriae et suorum, Cic. Off. 3, 27, 100: Vulg. 1 Cor. xiii.: Scrr. Eccl. 3. stŭdium (eager desire for, or interest in, persons or things; esp. the latter): v. zeal, fondness (2), devotion. Phr.: to fall in l. with, adamare. v. to fall (in love with). (N.B.--For love as term of endearment, v. darling.)