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how does CS Lewis define charity?
Andrew Corrie "Charity" is a somewhat archaic English translation of the Greek word "agape" (pronounced, more or less, a-ga-pay). As in 1 Corinthinans:

nuni de mene…more"Charity" is a somewhat archaic English translation of the Greek word "agape" (pronounced, more or less, a-ga-pay). As in 1 Corinthinans:

nuni de menei pistis, elpis, agape" = "and now remain faith, hope and charity".

Agape implies the kind of sacrificial, self-giving love referred to by Jesus in John 15:13 ("greater love has no man...." or that exemplified by Jesus himself. (less)
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