agape

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Adverb 1.1.3 Adjective 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.3 References 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

• a- + gape.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: əgāp´, IPA: /əˈɡeɪp/, SAMPA: /@"geIp/
• Rhymes: -eɪp
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[edit] Adverb

agape (comparative more agape, superlative most agape)

1. gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
2. open wide.

[edit] Adjective

agape (comparative more agape, superlative most agape)

1. gaping, with wonder, expectations, or attention.
2. open wide.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ägä´pā, IPA: /əˈɡaːpeɪ/, SAMPA: /A:"gA:peI/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

[edit] Noun

agape (plural agapae)

1. (Christianity) the asexual love of God or Christ for mankind, or the asexual love of Christians for others.
2. asexual, spiritual love.
3. a love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the eucharist.

[edit] References

• Agape on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “agape” in The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “agape” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agapē), “‘love; the love between man and God; Christian love feasts’”)

[edit] Noun

agapē (genitive agapēs); f, first declension

1. Christian love or charity.
2. The love feast of the early Christian Church; agape.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	agapē	agapae
genitive	agapēs	agapārum
dative	agapae	agapīs
accusative	agapēn	agapās
ablative	agapē	agapīs
vocative	agapē	agapae