Agape Definition
ə-gāp, ə-găp
adjective
In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open.
American Heritage
Being in a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
Wiktionary
Wide open.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
Love as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity.
American Heritage
A meal that early Christians ate together.
Webster's New World
In the early Christian Church and some modern churches, the love feast accompanied by Eucharistic celebration.
American Heritage
God's love for humanity.
Webster's New World
Love that is spiritual, not sexual, in its nature.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- agape love
- love-feast
- greatheartedness
- do-goodism
- bigheartedness
- welfarism
- philanthropism
- well-disposedness
- benthamism
- bomfog
adverb
Wide open, as in surprise or wonder; gaping.
Staring at the sight with mouth agape.
Webster's New World
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Agape
Noun
Singular:
agapePlural:
agapaeOrigin of Agape
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a- + gape. First known use by John Milton in Paradise Lost (1667).
From Wiktionary
From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agapē).
From Wiktionary
Greek agapē love
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
WOTD – 14 February 2012
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