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agape

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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.

Source : WordNet®

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 1: (Greek) love (especially love that is spiritual and selfless
          in nature)
     2: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
        [syn: {love feast}]
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