agape (noun)
1agape love — noun selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) • Syn: ↑agape • Hypernyms: ↑love …
2Agape — For other uses, see Agape (disambiguation). Agape (  /ˈæɡ …
3agape — 1. adjective /əˈɡeɪp/ a) Being in a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. With his mouth agape and his hands clenched, Rufus Dawes, incapable of further speech, made a last effort to nod… …
4agape — I. noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek agapē, literally, love Date: 1607 1. love feast 2. love 4a II. adjective or adverb Date: 1667 1. wide open ; gaping …
5agape — Greek noun meaning ‘love’ not much used in secular writings but common in the NT for the gracious selfgiving love of God shown in Christ; and correspondingly of unselfish human love (1 Cor. 13:4). The word came later to denote the shared meal… …
6agape — a|gape [əˈgeıp] adj [not before noun] with your mouth wide open, especially because you are surprised or shocked ▪ Vince watched, his mouth agape in horror …
7agape — a|gape [ ə geıp ] adjective never before noun a mouth that is agape is wide open, usually in surprise …
8agape — agape1 [ə geɪp] adjective (of a person s mouth) wide open. agape2 [ agəpi, peɪ] noun 1》 Christian Theology Christian love as distinct from erotic love or simple affection. 2》 a communal meal in token of Christian fellowship. Origin C17: from Gk… …
9agape — UK [əˈɡeɪp] / US adjective [never before noun] a mouth that is agape is wide open, usually in surprise …
10agape — I. /əˈgeɪp / (say uh gayp) adverb 1. in an attitude of wonder or eagerness, especially with the mouth wide open. –adjective 2. wide open. {a 1 + gape} II. /ˈægəpeɪ/ (say aguhpay), /əˈgapi/ (say uh gahpee) …
