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View synonyms for labor of love
labor of love
noun
- work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards:
He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of labor of love1
First recorded in 1665–75
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Idioms and Phrases
Work done for one's satisfaction rather than monetary reward. For example, The research took three years but it was a labor of love . This expression appears twice in the New Testament (Hebrews 6:10, Thessalonians 1:3), referring to those who do God's work as a labor of love. [c. 1600]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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