agape

a·gape¹ (

-g

)

adv. & adj.

1. In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open.

2. Wide open.

a·ga·pe² (ä-gä

, ä

-p

)

1. Christianity Love as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity.

2. Love that is spiritual, not sexual, in its nature.

3. Christianity In the early Christian Church, the love feast accompanied by Eucharistic celebration.

[Greek agap, love.]

agape [əˈgeɪp]

adj (postpositive)

1. (esp of the mouth) wide open

2. very surprised, expectant, or eager, esp as indicated by a wide open mouth

[a-² + gape]

Agape [ˈægəpɪ]

n Christianity

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) Christian love, esp as contrasted with erotic love; charity

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a communal meal in the early Church taken in commemoration of the Last Supper; love feast

[Greek agapē love]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	agape - (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind Christian theology - the teachings of Christian churches love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
	2.	agape - selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) agape love love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
	3.	agape - a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship love feast religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning
Adj.	1.	agape - with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape" gaping opened, open - used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"

agape

adjective

1. wide open, wide, yawning, gaping She stood looking at me, her mouth agape.

2. amazed, surprised, astonished, eager, astounded, expectant, spellbound, gobsmacked (Brit. slang), dumbfounded, flabbergasted, agog, thunderstruck, awe-stricken Her performance left us agape.

Translations

agape [əˈgeɪp] ADJ & ADV → boquiabierto

agape

adj pred person → mit (vor Staunen) offenem Mund, bass erstaunt (geh)

agape [əˈgeɪp] adj (person, surprised) → a bocca aperta; (mouth) → spalancato/a

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agape love ajar At gaze Christian theology gaping love love feast open religious ceremony religious ritual tension wide-eyed	Behind him again scrambled another creature, and of all the horrid horde it was this they most feared--Sheeta, the panther, with gleaming jaws agape and fiery eyes blazing at them in the mightiness of his hate and of his blood lust. The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Here do I sit now, The desert nigh, and yet I am So far still from the desert, Even in naught yet deserted: That is, I'm swallowed down By this the smallest oasis--: --It opened up just yawning, Its loveliest mouth agape, Most sweet-odoured of all mouthlets: Then fell I right in, Right down, right through--in 'mong you, Ye friendly damsels dearly loved Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context As I stood agape, I saw a little red spark go drifting across a gap of starlight between the branches, and vanish. The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context	Agalinis agalloch Agalmatolite agama Agamemnon agamete Agami agamic Agamically agamid agamid lizard Agamidae Agamist agammaglobulinemia agamogenesis Agamogenetic agamogony agamont agamospermy agamous Agana Agaña Aganglionic agapanthus Agapanthus africanus agape agape love Agapornis agar agar-agar agaric Agaric mineral Agaricaceae Agaricales Agaricus Agaricus arvensis Agaricus campestris agarose Agartala Agasp Agassi Agassiz Agassiz (Jean) Louis (Rodolphe) Agast Agastache Agastache foeniculum Agastache mexicana Agastache nepetoides Agastric agate agate line	AGAND aganglionic aganglionic aganglionic colon aganglionic colon aganglionic intestine aganglionic intestine Aganglionic megacolon Aganglionic megacolon Aganglionic megacolon aganglionosis agangliosis Aganippe Aganippids Aganippids Aganippids Agaonidae Agaontidae Agap Agapa agapanthus agapanthus Agapanthus africanus Agapanthus africanus Agapanthus umbellatus agapanthuses agapanthuses Agapao Agapao Agapao agape Agapé Agapé Agapé Agape Christian Fellowship International, Inc Agape Christian Worship Center Agape Copeland Train Agape feast Agape Link Collection Agape love Agape love Agape love Agape Mission Church Agape Revival Christian Church Agape School of World Evangelism Agapemone agapes agapes agapes Agapii Goncharenko Agapornis Agapornis Agapornis Agapov, Boris Agapov, Boris Nikolaevich Agapov, Semen Agapov, Semen Ivanovich Agapovka AGAPT AGAQ agar

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Behind him again scrambled another creature, and of all the horrid horde it was this they most feared--Sheeta, the panther, with gleaming jaws agape and fiery eyes blazing at them in the mightiness of his hate and of his blood lust.

The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

Here do I sit now, The desert nigh, and yet I am So far still from the desert, Even in naught yet deserted: That is, I'm swallowed down By this the smallest oasis--: --It opened up just yawning, Its loveliest mouth agape, Most sweet-odoured of all mouthlets: Then fell I right in, Right down, right through--in 'mong you, Ye friendly damsels dearly loved

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context

As I stood agape, I saw a little red spark go drifting across a gap of starlight between the branches, and vanish.

The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context

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