agape

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New Testament the same idea is expressed in the Greek word agape, which is variously translated as love, compassion, charity, etc.

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  1. adverb In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open.
  2. adverb Wide open.
  3. noun Christianity Love as revealed in Jesus, seen as spiritual and selfless and a model for humanity.
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  • Mouth agape, an opening into the skull, showing white tongue and gums, staring stupidly at the money Tert Card thrust. —  The Shipping News
  • But phobos ouk estin en te agape, all he teleia agape exo ballei ton phobon . —  Letters to his Friends
  • Constantly agape were the villagers, young and old, bare and dressed, women aloof somewhat but inquisitive too, men and boys unabashedly at our heels as they gazed on this unprecedented spectacle Soon a short figure came into view in the doorway-Giri Bala! —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • His mouth hung agape, his eyes stared open but unseeing. —  CourtingTrouble
  • He did his preflight checks with the outer hatch agape, as the lifeboat radiated its modest heat into the black shadows. —  Analog, July-August 2006
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  1. Greek agapē, love.

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  1. from a + gape.
  2. Latin, from Greek ἀγάπη, love, charity in the abstract sense; ἀγαπᾶν, to love, treat with affection.
 

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