agape
The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for othersThe love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.
» That child stared at me, his mouth agape.
Dieses Kind hat mich mit offenem Mund angestarrt.
Этот ребёнок уставился на меня с открытым ртом.
Meaning
3 senses(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
(uncountable)Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.
любо́вь к бли́жнемуljubóvʹ k blížnemu
(countable)A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist.
Agape
Examples
4 sentencesThat child stared at me, his mouth agape.
ruЭтот ребёнок уставился на меня с открытым ртом.
deDieses Kind hat mich mit offenem Mund angestarrt.
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.
Now, for some space the revellers stood agape, unable to understand all that had been done in such haste.
Tom remained silent, his mouth agape. He was completely incredulous in front of such trickery and bad faith.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē).From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē).
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Forms
plural: agapae / agapaiSynonyms
3 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable