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Dilection vs Bilection - What's the difference?

dilection | bilection |

As nouns the difference between dilection and bilection

is that dilection is (obsolete) love; loving kindness while bilection is .

dilection

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) love; loving kindness
  • * 1555 , Martin
  • These words mine'', and ''thine , proceeded first of iniquitie, because men did not observe mutual and natural dilection .
  • * 1586 , Harmar
  • And this was the first testimony of the infinite dilection of God towards man.
  • * 1614 , Bishop of London's Vine Palatine
  • A bone not far from his heart, to put him in mind of dilection and love to the woman.
  • * Boyle
  • So free is Christ's dilection , that the grand condition of our felicity is our belief.
  • (obsolete) choice