The love for everything that lives
 

some time ago I stumbled across a latin or greek word meaning 'love for everything that lives'. Stupidly I didnt write it down and now I cant remember what it was or where I read it. This sucks, I cant stop thinking about it. Do you happen do have any idea? I want my word back.

I believe the term you're after is "namaste". It's Indian, and it means, "I acknowledge the divine spark in you and in all living things."

I found this; is it what you were thinking of?

http://altreligion.about.com/library...meadmagus3.htm

Thanks but I don't think its what I am looking for since I already knew that word allthough I thought it was just an Indian greeting. I would have remembered if it had been this one I think and I do remember that I thought the term was probably Greek.

Argh, it's on the tip of my tongue as well. 5 or 6 letters long, starts with a vowel, something like 'umori', but that isn't it. Does that sound close enough for someone to take it the final step?

Also, I think it was the name of an alien character in the Piers Anthony "Apprentice Adept" series (Split Infinity # Blue Adept # Juxtaposition # Out of Phaze), if that helps anyone.

I read it in a text about Gnosis in general, that much I remember. Meanwhile I got an answer in a newsgroup suggesting 'Biophilia', but I could have translated that myself and I am pretty sure its not the one either.

Actually Im not so sure about Namaste anymore. Maybe I just thought it was Greek because of the context... namaste. Namaste. Anyway I did expect my mind to go 'click' as soon as I would read it again, but its not happening with this one.

damn.

God, those ancient Greeks had a word for everything.

philoloidoria - love of abuse
graosobês - lover of old women
philophilia - love of one's friends
philooinia - love of wine
philtris - name of a supposedly self-moving stone used as a love-charm
paidomania - mad love of boys

Ok, the last came as no surprise.

Hm... 'Umori' doesnt ring a bell either, sry.

I want a philtris.

OK, I have the word I was looking for, hope it is yours as well:

Agape (ah-gah-peh), meaning "unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another, as: the fatherly concern of God for humankind; the brotherly concern for others".

The greek word agape is the word which Luther translated with love ("Liebe") into the german. This difference is important, because we have in the german language only one word for love, but the greek have also the god Eros. Eros symbolized simplified the love of a love act (Eros-Center !). The first writers of the new testament used agape to distinguished Jesus's love from the love of eros.