transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈer-ˌäs, ˈir- ]
noun
Etymology: Greek Erōs, from erōs sexual love; akin to Greek erasthai to love, desire
Date: 14th century
1. : the Greek god of erotic love — compare Cupid
2. : the sum of life-preserving instincts that are manifested as impulses to gratify basic needs, as sublimated impulses, and as impulses to protect and preserve the body and mind — compare death instinct
3.
a. : love conceived in the philosophy of Plato as a fundamental creative impulse having a sensual element
b. often not capitalized : erotic love or desire