Dilection is an honest and thoughtful love
Dilection is a term whose etymological origin is found in the Latin word dilectio . Dilection is the affection that is experienced when something or someone is preferred over other options or possibilities .
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Dilection is linked to love and will . There is a sincere desire or interest, which is born without the intention of causing discomfort or harm, and which is arrived at through reflection or introspection.
From the point of view of philosophy , dilection is diligent love . The concept refers to attentive affection, which is expressed and transmitted with responsibility and caring for the recipient.
With respect to its etymology, we are faced with a term that is made up of the prefix di- , used to connote a separation into several parts, of lectus , whose meaning is "selected", and the suffix -ción , which in this case provides the idea of "action and effect."
Later we will talk about its interpretation as a synonym for predilection or preference , something that curiously we can perceive in its etymology, although the dictionary does not include it with this meaning. Let us note that its three components tell us about "the action and effect of selecting a part of a separate group."
In everyday speech
If we analyze the use of dilection in the media, we will find that it is often used as a synonym for predilection . This meaning can also be found in everyday language, although dilection is not a very frequently used word.
For example: “In human beings there is a natural desire for pleasure that must be measured through reason ,” “My love for spices was born in my childhood thanks to the recipes that my grandmother prepared,” “I feel a love for spices .” fleeting romances without commitment, since it is difficult for me to establish formal couples that are sustained in the long term.”
Another term that serves as a synonym for dilection in this case, and that some dictionaries record, is preference . Although this meaning outside the official field does not deny the love or will that the subject shows or feels towards the object that causes him/her affection, it is true that talking about "predilection" or "preference" refers to a choice, to choosing a thing or an individual that is part of a group .
Continuing with the idea of dilection as a special affection or attention towards something or someone above those around them, we can also mention two of its antonyms in this sense: rejection and hostility . These are two words that express precisely the opposite feeling to attraction, to the desire to be close to someone.
for religion
Dilection, finally, appears in the field of the Catholic religion . According to theologians, the love that the Bible describes is the reflective love known as dilection. In this sense, God is the inspirer of a dilection that nothing can defeat.
God inspires dilection in Catholics
According to Catholicism, love for God should have no limits, since it responds to the love that God feels for his people. It is an unconditional feeling , which gives its faithful the great security of always being under its mantle of protection. Furthermore, dilection has in its meaning honesty , lack of interest, so it describes pure love.
If we study the Catholic religion only superficially, we will see that God does not demand great sacrifices from his followers, but that the rules he expects them to follow are usually for their own benefit, to live in peace and harmony with their peers, respecting them and being respected . That is why his bond with human beings is not at all interested, but is described as a pleasure that his followers do not believe they are worthy of receiving.