LOVE, because SOMEONE came here looking for this... here ya go. And keep in mind, this is my own definition and way of seeing it. Tell you what, let's give you the dictionary's definition first, and I'll go after that.

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DICTIONARY DEFINITION
 

Love - (noun) - pronounced: ˈləv 

1 : (a) : (1): strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties. (maternal love for a child). (2): attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers. (After all these years, they are still very much in love.). (3): affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests. (love for his old schoolmates). (b): an assurance of affection. (give her my love).

2 : warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion. (love of the sea).

3 : (a): the object of attachment, devotion, or admiration. (baseball was his first love). (b) : (1) : a beloved person : darling —often used as a term of endearment. (2) British —used as an informal term of address.

4 : (a) : unselfish loyal and benevolent (see benevolent sense 1a) concern for the good of another: such as (1) : the fatherly concern of God for humankind. (2) : brotherly concern for others. (b) : a person's adoration of God

5 : a god (such as Cupid or Eros) or personification of love

6 : an amorous episode : love affair

7 : the sexual embrace : copulation

8 : a score of zero (as in tennis)

9 capitalized Christian Science : god

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Love - (verb) - Loved; Loving (transitive verb)

1 : to hold dear : cherish

2 : (a) : to feel a lover's passion, devotion, or tenderness for. (b) : (1) : caress. (2) : to fondle amorously. (3) : to copulate with

3 : to like or desire actively : take pleasure in. (loved to play the violin).

4 : to thrive in (the rose loves sunlight).

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         That's a lot of definitions... all from just one dictionary. I didn't even use a BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY to see what it says about everything. Meh. Ok, here's my take on it.

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MY OWN DEFINITION

Love - (verb)

1 : the act or action of openly, individually, personally, honestly and truthfully, fully and completely (all levels and ways of one's being: body, mind, soul, spirit) accepting that which you understand, even to the point of knowing, as it’s self, by that which you understand is your self, even to the point of know your self as that, as you both are, nothing more, nothing less.

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Love - (noun)

1 : the open, individual, personal, honest and true, full and complete (all levels and ways of one's being: body, mind, soul, spirit) acceptance of that which you understand, even to the point of knowing, as it’s self, by that which you understand is your self, even to the point of know your self as that, as you both are, nothing more, nothing less.

 

         Love is not “like”. Know the word. Love is love. Like is like. You don’t have to, and won’t always like what or who you love-- nor will it you. You may not agree with what or who you love, but you accept that “it is what it is, nothing more, nothing less.” There is no judgement of it other than an honest and true, personal recognition and acceptance of there it is. In the purest sense, the view may become “There I am” but you have to get to that way of thinking, understanding, and knowing by taking your time and mind (and resources)-- not making them. They're already there in abundance. TAKE THEM and APPLY YOUR SELF TO BEING... IN THE DIVINITY... OF YOUR TIME, MIND, AND RESOURCES (ENERGY/SPIRIT) NOW. But other than that, you could also say it's complete, honest, and full acceptance of that which you understanding to the point of knowing a (a way of) BEING. It may not be the FULL COMPLETE way of being, but the divinity in and of the moment is understood, and accepted, honestly, completely, body, mind, soul, and spirit. It is one way of being completely honestly accepting another. Even if you see it, and accept it, "Yup, that's a bird." and you move on and never see or speak of it again, it's that acceptance, and seeing it for what it is, non judgmentally in a glorifying or condemning way that resonates with being. Now, yes, true, and even honest in some ways and individual points, it also resonates when one DOES pass judgment in a way of condemning or glorifying a thing... and making it out to be something more or less than what it is. This allows unclean spirits and ways of being to be. ALL THINGS EXIST. Even things you do not like, or want to take part in knowingly or otherwise. C'est la vie, la guerre, et le jeu. What is that to you? BE HONEST. ALL WAYS, ALWAYS. And WALK YOUR WALK.

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I'll add this here, too, as a reference. 

Mark 12:28-34 (King James Version)... 

28 -  And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 - And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 - And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 32 - And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 - And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 - And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOVE

 

         But Agape, and Philia, and blah blah blah wah wah wah wah... So, people who "study" this stuff get into different types which are usually based on the GREEK 4 TYPES: EROS - Passionate, romantic, or sexual love. Where "erotic" comes from. PHILIA - Deep, affectionate love for friends, a form of platonic love. Like Philadelphia (City of Brotherly Love). AGAPE - Selfless, unconditional, or divine love, given without expectation of return. That one is usually called The Love of God, or Godly Love. And STORGE - Natural affection and the love shared between family members... Those are usually the a base, and then others get added on. Others? I've heard it expanded to 8 (from the 4): MANIA - Obsessive or possessive love that can border on madness, often a mix of Eros and Ludus. LUDUS - Playful, flirtatious love, often seen in the early stages of a relationship. PRAGMA - Practical, long-lasting love that is committed and enduring. PHILAUTIA - is self-love. All of those 8, to me, fall under the definition I have. There are different levels of emotion and want attached to those, so they're altered versions, while the definition I have for myself is like a cleaner, streamlined thing. But everything exists, and everything is something to do, even exploring how many other different individual specific uniquely fine tuned one of a kind types of love can be expressed, and in what combinations and moments. C'est la vie, la guerre, et le jeu.

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         Still, when it comes to love, just love, purely, honestly, and openly. You might not want it, or believe in it, you might not be thinking it is what it is, or even see all of it, but what you see, SEE, understand, and accept. And yes, you can just accept something and have nothing to do with it, meaning you can accept something and have no connection to it. There is an awareness of it, even if you are not conscious of it, and that awareness of it's BEING, that recognition is enough for the energy between the two of you. When you go hiking on a trail, you do not get emotional about every piece of gravel you step on as you walk a mile, but you are aware of it, and you accept it. You do not condemn it, or glorify it-- you just accept it as gravel-- it is what it is, nothing more, nothing less, and it's a part of your walk, serving it's purpose, and you're serving yours. There's a balance between you that doesn't need to be spoken. You are not necessarily closed off, but you're not immersing your self in it. You have your being. it has it's being. All's good. Remember, love openly. Accept it openly, fully, individually. To be closed off in a way would cheat you and it out of an experience that may prove to be one of the most monumental steps in your being.. or it's being-- you oblivious to your impact on it, and it oblivious to it's impact on you. Still the impact is there. Your self sees that thing’s self, and your self accepts it because your honest pure true self accepts it. You see and know your self in it which helps to accept it. Again, you don’t have to like it, but by experiencing it from it’s perspective as your self you can accept it and figure out what to do from there. This allows the next part…

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         TO LOVE SOMEONE people always think is an emotional thing first, or a physical act having something to do with either sexual, or some type of romantic gesture(s)... things related to procreation in some way or another. It can be that, but don't limit it to that. If so, childhood family gatherings would be extremely traumatic. Others equate it to THINGS, either done or purchased or given, such as gifts. Those are nice, and those can be a part of expressing it, but that's not it. Loving someone has little to do with holding hands, hugging or kissing them, or even telling them "I love you." It does have something to do with it, but again, a little, as I said. Those things CAN BE a part of it, but that's not the defining thing. If it is, then someone there is easy to manipulate, for whatever reason, and the other has their reason for manipulating. SEE what it is you love. SEE it until you understand it. Understand it until you know it. Walk in it's shoes. Breathe it's air. Take it's lumps and laugh it's laugh, for it's reasons. See your self from it's shoes. Accept all of that, physically, emotionally, logically, spiritually, and throughout your soul until you are one, and then allow your selves to be your selves.

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         IN THE NAME OF... LOVE, is a thing we can talk about as well, but understand in talking about this, what we are talking about is "in the spirit of" or "in the energy of" or even "in the way of" and then the name of the spirit. In this case, the spirit is love, so it is In the Spirit Of Love. I only bring this up because people speak a lot about the name of Jesus (while ignoring completely the name Yeshua) and then tack on Christ as if it was his last name. "Of course it wasn't. Of Nazareth is his last name." Power in the name, huh? Who even knows "Jesus'" full name? Still, when you speak of doing things in the name of something, you are speaking of doing it in the energy or way of something. It is a way of BEING from that perspective.

 

         Given that, there's the whole 3 SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS which may help you. To save you some time (until you go and read that) there is YOU (a BEING) who is (1) WITH a Spirit, (2) HAVING a Spirit, or (3) IN a Spirit. So when doing things IN the spirit (or name) of Love, you first have to HAVE Love, Be WITH Love, and/or Be IN Love to even move by having, being with, or being in that frequency. IT (LOVE) also has to reflect. IT HAS TO BE WITH YOU, HAVE YOU, and BE IN YOU.BEING is the most honest way of KNOWING. When you are BEING WITH someone you get to know them. If you are BEING IN (someone's shoes or situation, or mindset, or even spirits) then you get to know them. If you are HAVING a person, in whatever way, as a guest, as a relative, as an example, as a roll model, as an enemy or adversary, as an opponent, as competetion... whichever way you re HAVING THEM, you get to know them. You also get to know your self. There are those who only do things one sided. They speak of doing things in a name, but only HAVE that name in their mouth, or as a tool of their own objectives and condemnations or glorifications. You may be making an unclean spirit, which then people will be introduced to, uncleanly, by way of you, even if done unintentionally. It was never With you. It was never IN you. It never HAD you. You just wanted it to get what you wanted from it. That's where you get into (Matthew 7:21-23 - English Standard Version) "21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’" Yeah. So... THE 3 SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS. There you go. 

 

         If you're doing all three, that is the most powerful, but many lose themselves. The BEING IN part is where most lose themselves.  There are many things done in the name of live.

 

        Speaking of which, your understanding of that full complete acceptance of the individual DOES have to do with simply accepting them... period... HOWEVER, since all things are spiritual, then spirits come into play, and love can become a thing I've seen/noticed largely, where people are accepting the spirits that another person (whom they love) are [having/being with/or are being in] as opposed to the full complete person. Another way to put that, instead of loving an individual [way of] BEING, there is a love of what an individual way of being has, is with, or is in... love for or of the spirits associated however the nature of the relationship and it's contraction-- as opposed to the full complete person. LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOUR SELF - 

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GOD IS LOVE

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LOVE IS LIGHT

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IT IS BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST THAN TO HAVE NEVER LOVED AT ALL

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LOVE IS WAR

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LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOUR SELF - story. 

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