Sekirov Dictionary

agape

/əˈɡɑː.peɪ/

noun 3
/əˈɡeɪp/ adjective 2
/əˈɡeɪp/ adverb 2
forms 4

noun3

The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.
A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist.

agape

/əˈɡeɪp/

adjective2

•
Wide open.
- In the last frame, he throws back his head and wails, his mouth agape. — 1995
•
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- There I stand, agape like any country bumpkin — 1923

adverb2

•
Open wide.
- Its mouth yawned agape — 1911
•
In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
- Three of us--two biologists and I--were crouched behind a huge boulder at the water's edge and staring agape as the largest bear I ever saw came toward us — 1987

forms

agapae · agapai · more agape · most agape

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