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Amor

Amor

1 8.2
A Roman god who makes people fall in love
  • proper noun
  • /ˈeɪmɔr/
  • Literature
: Amor
  • Gracias, Amor.
  • El Amor

Examples

  • But I can make "Amor and Psyche" for you now.

  • In Roman mythology, Amor is often depicted as a young boy with wings, carrying a bow and arrow.

  • I think he said it was called... "Amor and Psyche"?

  • But the first draft said Amor, Amor, amore.

  • "O Nosso Amor," a woman sang: Our Love.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • O Nosso Amor, the woman sang, describing the beauty of lost love.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The first song Carmen y Laura recorded was called "Se Me Fue Mi Amor."

    Academic text (1999)
  • Eros to the Greeks, Cupid or Amor to the Romans.

  • The famous phrase Amor vincit omnia translates to 'Love conquers all' in Latin.

  • Many stories in art and literature feature Amor as the embodiment of love, similar to the Greek god Eros.

Synonyms

Cupid
vsAmor
  • Literature
11 6.6

The Roman god of love shown as a winged child with a bow and arrows

is the Roman deity name used generally without stressing that childlike image
Eros
vsAmor
  • Literature
7 8.3

A Greek god of love shown as a young winged man with a bow and arrows

is the Roman equivalent in a different mythology rather than the Greek

Surface Forms

Amor main

Etymology

Amor is Latin for 'love' and was the name of the Roman god who used arrows to make people fall in love. You can see the same root in English amorous and Spanish amor, so Amor explains why the figure stands for love and strong feelings between people.