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PRONUNCIATION OF STORGE

storge  [ˈstɔːɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STORGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Storge is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STORGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Storge

Storge, also called familial love, is the Greek word for natural affection—such as the love of a parent towards offspring, and vice versa. Pronounced In social psychology, another term for love between good friends is philia, the form of love between friends.

Definition of storge in the English dictionary

The definition of storge in the dictionary is a Greek word suggesting natural or instinctual affection as of a parent for a child, familial love.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STORGE


Bergie
ˈbɜːɡɪ
boogie
ˈbuːɡɪ
Bragi
ˈbrɑːɡɪ
corgi
ˈkɔːɡɪ
fugie
ˈfjuːɡɪ
lurgy
ˈlɜːɡɪ
porgy
ˈpɔːɡɪ
Rigi
ˈriːɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STORGE

storekeeping
storeman
storer
storeroom
stores
storeship
storewide
storey
storey house
storeyed
storiated
storied
stories
storiette
storiologist
storiology
stork
storksbill
storm
storm belt

WORDS THAT END LIKE STORGE

Cheddar Gorge
disgorge
drop forge
drop-forge
dropforge
engorge
forge
George
Gilbert and George
gorge
Lloyd George
Norge
Olduvai Gorge
overgorge
porge
reforge
regorge
Valley Forge

Synonyms and antonyms of storge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «storge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STORGE

Find out the translation of storge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of storge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «storge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收纳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

storge
570 millions of speakers

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storge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भंडारण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

storge
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сторге
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

storge
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

storge
260 millions of speakers

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storge
220 millions of speakers

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Storge
190 millions of speakers

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storge
180 millions of speakers

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storge
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

storge
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Storge
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

storge
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்டோர்ஜ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खंदक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

storge
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

storge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

storge
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сторге
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

storge
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

storge
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

storge
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

storge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

storge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of storge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STORGE»

The term «storge» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STORGE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about storge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORGE»

Discover the use of storge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to storge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Purpose and Power of Love and Marriage
Closely related to phileo, but more close-knit, storge is the word the Greeks used to refer to the love of family relationships. Storge describes the tender affection of parents toward their children and that of children toward their parents.
Myles Munroe, 2005
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C.S. Lewis & Narnia For Dummies
Philia (friendship) Eros (“being in love”) Agape (charity) Lewis considers storge , philia, and eros to be human or natural loves and agape to be divine love. Because the human loves aren't “self sufficient,” says Lewis, God desires to infuse ...
Richard Wagner, 2011
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Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology: Interpersonal Processes
... Author(s) Participants Total Women Men Companionate love (range) Total Women Men p< Passionate love (range) Total Women Men p < Hendrick, & Hendrick college students (1986, Study 1)' 807 341 466 Storge scale (LAS) 1-5 2.5 2.6 ...
Garth Fletcher, Margaret S. Clark, 2008
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The Oxford Handbook of Close Relationships
Table 10.1 (Continued) Sample Love Scale Satisfaction Scale r (Total) r (Men) r ( Women) Hendrick & Hendrick (1989) Unmarried LAS—Storge RRF .09 — — Hendrick et al. (1988) Dating couples LAS—Storge DAS .03 .09 RAS .01 −.07 Kim ...
Jeffry A. Simpson, Lorne Campbell, 2013
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The One Love: Thoughts from Solomon
H. Storge (Family Affection) Storge was listed as one of the Greek words for love in the Sunday School Quarterly for retired adults in the Winter 2006-2007 edition. These are the references below that I found in English for storge. It is from a root ...
Joseph Miller (Rear Admiral), Rear Admiral Joseph H. Miller, 2010
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Sacraments A Misnomer: Can we get more of God’s love?
... meanings of some words. In the Greek there are another two words used to describe certain types of love, storge and eros love. Before we look at the nineteen mentioned in our Bible, let us investigate the dynamics of storge and eros love.
Ian Traill D.Min, 2014
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Seeking Love, Marriage and Family: How To Reach Happiness
From there we can see clearly that a relationship between a Ludus and a Storge would not work. Storge. Love. Storge which pronounced Store gay is a familial love with a great deal of affection, which can apply to family members, pets, ...
FRANTZ MARS, 2014
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Intercultural Communication: Impacts on Marriage and Family ...
Familial love or storge (otopyfi storge') means “affection” in modern Greek; it is a natural affection of between parents and children. It is mostly known for the mother's instinctual love for her baby. Storge love has to do with special bonding,  ...
Youd Sinh Chao, 2012
9
The Psychology of Love
1989). storge Unlike the eros and ludus love styles, storge lovers emphasize companionship and compatibility over physical attraction. Also known as the friendship style of love, storge lovers are typically characterized as being honest and ...
Michele Antoinette Paludi, 2012
10
Heaven Is Not the Last Stop: Exploring A New Revelation
Familial love, which includes parental love, was labeled by the Greeks as storge. Storge is a strong, bonding, and protective love toward an animal, object, or person. A living being with storge feels a strong sense of duty and is often willing to ...
Sheila Keene-Lund, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term storge is used in the context of the following news items.
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Love alone is not sufficient for marriage
Storge is a kind of familial or affectionate love. This is the love that parents naturally feel for their children, the love that members of the family have for each other. «The Mercury, Jul 15»
2
Preview: Seven Words For Love
Artistic Director Richard McNally selected seven local writers and assigned them each one of the many Greek words for love - agape (love of humanity), storge ... «Varsity Online, May 15»
3
Ad Council Campaign to Eradicate Distinctions Between Types of …
While gender, race, disability, age, and religion are irrelevant to relationships constituted by philia, agape, or storge love, gender is essential to the moral ... «Crossmap, Mar 15»
4
Life Beyond Therapy: The 8 kinds of love
Storge — This word is pronounced “stor-gay” (nice, isn't it?). This kind of love is a parental, mentoring love. It has a protective vibe. I feel this when I see a young ... «San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, Feb 15»
5
Love is Greek to Me
The Greeks call it storge, a natural affection. It's a familial love primarily between parent and child, or old ladies and their cats. Same same. But it's the other three ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
6
Bookstores We Love Share the Books About Love They Love To …
The four types of love, he tells us, are Storge, generally, family love; Philia, friendship; Eros, well you know, Romance! – and Agape, unconditional love. «KQED, Feb 15»
7
The Four Loves
The Greeks summarized this indescribable word by splitting it into four different kinds — agape, philia, eros and storge. We should not deem any love more ... «Chimes, Feb 15»
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Waterloo Self Storge plans to expand
WATERLOO — Finger Lakes Self Storage opened less than a year ago, and it already has plans to expand at its at 791 Waterloo-Geneva Road location. «Finger Lakes Times, Jan 15»
9
What Is Love? A Philosophy of Life
This is the purest form of Love. The ancient Greek used 7 words to define the different states of love: Storge: natural affection, the love you share with your family. «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
10
Belen Rodriguez storge gli occhi e Santiago se la ride (VIDEO)
Per la serie, “modalità mamma simpatica”, ecco la bella Belen Rodriguez che con tutta la sua semplicità fa ridere il suo piccolo Santiago De Martino. Qualche ... «SoloGossip, Oct 14»

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