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agape - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'agape' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Agape [ adv. & a.]
- Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
2 . Agape [ n.]
- The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.

Meaning of 'agape' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . agape [ s]
Meaning (1):
- with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
Example in sentence:
  • the gaping audience;
  • we stood there agape with wonder;
  • with mouth agape

Nearby Words:

aga again againbuy agains againsay against againstand againward agal-agal agalactia

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