Hypertext Webster Gateway: "agape"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Agape \A*gape"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gape.]
Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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