agape

== English == === Etymology 1 === From a- +‎ gape. First known use by John Milton in Paradise Lost (1667). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK, US) enPR: ə-gāpʹ; IPA(key): /əˈɡeɪp/ Rhymes: -eɪp ==== Adjective ==== agape (comparative more agape, superlative most agape) In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. Synonyms: open-mouthed, dumbstruck, wide-eyed, agog, catching flies Wide open. Synonyms: agog, catching flies ===== Usage notes ===== Almost always used after a noun or noun phrase it modifies. ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== agape (comparative more agape, superlative most agape) In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention. Open wide. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē). ==== Pronunciation ==== enPR: ə-gäʹpā; IPA(key): /əˈɡɑː.peɪ/ enPR: ăgʹä-pā'; IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.ɑˌpeɪ/ enPR: ăgʹə-pē; IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.ə.pi/ enPR: ăgʹə-pā'; IPA(key): /ˈæɡ.əˌpeɪ/ ==== Noun ==== agape (countable and uncountable, plural agapae or agapai) (uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others. Synonym: charity (uncountable) Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others. (countable) A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === agape on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “agape”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “agape”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. == Aromanian == === Noun === agape f (definite articulation agapea) alternative form of agapi == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === agape f (plural agapes) (Christianity) agape === Further reading === “agape”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love; the love between man and God; Christian love feasts”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /aˈɡapə/ [aˈɡa.pə] Rhymes: -apə Syllabification: a‧ga‧pe === Noun === agapé (Catholicism, philosophy) agape: love; the love between man and God; Christian love feasts === Further reading === “agape”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love; the love between man and God; Christian love feasts”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.ɡa.peː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ɡa.pe] === Noun === agapē f (genitive agapēs); first declension agape (Christian love or charity) agape (the "love feast" of the early Christian Church) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē). ==== Descendants ==== German: Agape Spanish: ágape French: agape Polish: agape Portuguese: ágape === References === “agape”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "agape", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin agapē. Doublet of agapa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈɡa.pɛ/ Rhymes: -apɛ Syllabification: a‧ga‧pe Homophone: agapę === Noun === agape f (indeclinable) (Christianity) agape (love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist) Synonym: agapa (Christianity) agape (love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others) Synonym: agapa (philosophy) agape (spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others) Synonym: agapa === Further reading === agape in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN agape in Polish dictionaries at PWN agape in PWN's encyclopedia == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish ágape; from Latin agapē, from Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡape/ [ˌʔaː.ɣɐˈpɛ], /ʔaɡaˈpe/ [ʔɐ.ɣɐˈpɛ] Rhymes: -aɡape, -e Syllabification: a‧ga‧pe === Noun === ágapé or agapé (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜉᜒ) fraternal feast; agape (love feast) agape (spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “agape”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “agape”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18