funny this---agape' or a-gape....same spelling different meaning..

5 entries found for agape.
a·gape1   adv. & adj.

   1. In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open.
   2. Wide open.




a·ga·pe2   (ä-gäp, äg-p) n.

   1. Christianity. Love as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity.
   2. Love that is spiritual, not sexual, in its nature.
   3. Christianity. In the early Christian Church, the love feast accompanied by Eucharistic celebration.


[Greek agap, love.]



\A*gape"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gape.] Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.

Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. --Milton.



agape

\Ag"a*pe\, n.; pl. Agap[ae]. [Gr. 'aga`ph love, pl. 'aga`pai.] The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.


agape

adj : with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe; "the gaping audience"; "we stood there agape with wonder"; "with mouth agape" [syn: agape(p), gaping] n : a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship [syn: love feast]