Sentence:  The Hopkinsian universal disinterested benevolence , although holding to original sin and the doctrine of election , inspired its adherents to heroic endeavors for others , looked for the early coming of the Millennium , and was paralleled by the confidence in man 's ability <WSD>cherished</WSD> by the Unitarians , Emerson , and the Transcendentalists . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be fond of; be attached to