Agape

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • With the mouth wide open; in an attitude of wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
  • noun. A meal partaken of in common by the primitive Christians, originally in connection with the Lord's Supper.
  • noun. In zoology, a genus of lepidopterous insects.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adverb. Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
  • noun. The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Being in a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
  • adjective. wide open.
  • adverb. In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
  • adverb. open wide.
  • noun. the love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
  • noun. spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.
  • noun. a love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the eucharist.
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  • noun. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
  • noun. (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind
  • noun. selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
  • adjective. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  • Word Usage
    "For _nuni menei_ (nothing can rob us of the word) _pistis, elpis, agape, ta tria tauta; meizpon de touton he agape_. '"
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    open  opened  
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    Cape  Snape  ape  cape  crepe  
    Same Context
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    goggling  
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