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Agape : adj : with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping
audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with
mouth agape" [syn: agape(p), gaping]
(noun)
1: (Greek) love (especially love that is spiritual and selfless
in nature)
2: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
[syn: love feast]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Agape : \A*gape"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- _ gape.]
Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. --Milton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Agape : \Ag"a*pe\, n.; pl. Agap[ae]. [Gr. 'aga`ph love, pl.
'aga`pai.]
The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal
partaken of in connection with the communion.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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