Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.

    Agape

    (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind

  2. (uncountable)Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.

    любо́вь к бли́жнемуljubóvʹ k blížnemu

  3. (countable)A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist.

    Agape

Examples

4 sentences
  1. That child stared at me, his mouth agape.

    ruЭтот ребёнок уставился на меня с открытым ртом.

    deDieses Kind hat mich mit offenem Mund angestarrt.

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  2. He stood agape for a moment in front of the painting, surprised at its realism.

    deEr stand einen Moment lang mit offenem Mund vor dem Gemälde, von seiner Realitätstreue überrascht.

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  3. Now, for some space the revellers stood agape, unable to understand all that had been done in such haste.

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  4. Tom remained silent, his mouth agape. He was completely incredulous in front of such trickery and bad faith.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(Christianity) love of God for mankind; benevolent love for others:

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē).

From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē).

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Forms

plural: agapae / agapai
Singularagape
Pluralagapae / agapai

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship:love feast
  • selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature):agape love

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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