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Terms vs Dilection - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between terms and dilection

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

terms

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Noun

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    dilection

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    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