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eros
\ˈeˌräs, ˈiˌ-, ˈēˌ-, ˈāˌ-; ˈirəs\ noun
(-es ; see sense 1)
Etymology: Greek erōs sexual love; akin to Greek erasthai to love, desire ardently
1. plural also ero·tes \ə̇ˈrōˌtēz, ēˈr-, eˈr-\ usually capitalized [from Eros, Greek god of love, from Greek Erōs, from erōs sexual love] : cherub 3, cupid
2.
a. usually capitalized : the aggregate of pleasure-directed life instincts whose energy is derived from libido — contrasted with Thanatos
b. often capitalized : aspiring self-fulfilling love often having a sensuous quality : desire, yearning
< animated by the true scientific eros … for the task of scientific investigation — C.S.Peirce >
< eros … calculates its relations to others from the standpoint of its own need of others — Reinhold Niebuhr >
— compare agape |