[syn: agape(p), gaping]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agape \A*gape"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gape.]
Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
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Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
agape
adj 1: 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: (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind
2: selfless love of one person for another without sexual
implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
[syn: agape, agape love]
3: a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
[syn: agape, love feast]