Other forms: agapes
If you’re watching a powerful display of nature such as an avalanche, you might stare at it with your mouth agape, which means your mouth would be wide open in awe. You should close it, before it is full of snow.
Agape, you may have already figured out, comes from the verb gape, meaning "to open wide or split." This is what happens to your mouth when you are looking agape at something in amazement. Don’t confuse mouth-wide-open agape with the other agape, which is spelled the same but pronounced differently and refers to Christian love.
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with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
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selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)synonyms: agape lovetype of:lovea strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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(Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankindtype of:lovea strong positive emotion of regard and affection
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a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowshipsynonyms: love feast
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Vocabulary lists containing agape
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