[
US
/əˈɡeɪp/
]
NOUN
- (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind
- selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
- a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
ADJECTIVE
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with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
with mouth agape
we stood there agape with wonder
the gaping audience
How To Use agape In A Sentence
- Christians are urged to practice agape: love not as sexual desire, not as a devotion to something transcendent, not as friendship, but as charity.
- She stood looking at Carmen with her mouth agape.
- Relena and Tamika stared at Lynn, mouths agape.
- As the story progresses, his conspicuous use of foreign terms - agapemone, desiderata, virgo intacta, pace, esprit fort - makes us increasingly ill-disposed to tolerate his point of view.
- And they both just stood here with their mouths agape and wondering what had made the bucket spin like that.
- He was left alone and agape.
- We watched, our mouths agape in excitement.
- A group of three small children sat next to me agape and giggled in awe.
- With my mouth agape I shook her hand, dumbfounded.
- Grant's book is a highly nuanced examination of much of the literature on altruism and agape, while also giving some attention to recent considerations of eros and philia.
