expression
something called ...; something like ...
Used to refer to a thing or concept by name, often with a nuance of 'the thing known as ...' or 'what you call ...'. Can be used to define or characterize something.
愛というものは、目に見えない。
Love is something you cannot see.
彼は友情というものを大切にしている。
He values what is called friendship.
Combination of quotative particle と, verb 言う (to say), and generic noun 物 (thing). Literally 'the thing one calls ...'.