AGAPE


Meaning of AGAPE in English

I. ä-ˈgä-(ˌ)pā, ˈä-gə-ˌpā noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek agapē, literally, love

Date: 1607

1. : love feast

2. : love 4a

II. ə-ˈgāp also -ˈgap adjective or adverb

Date: 1667

1. : wide open : gaping

with mouth agape

2. : being in a state of wonder

tourists agape at the scenery

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.