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agape

UK/əˈɡɑː.peɪ/ US/ˈæɡ.ɑˌpeɪ/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe

  • “the gaping audience”
  • “we stood there agape with wonder”
  • “with mouth agape”
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noun

1.

(Greek) love (especially love that is spiritual and selfless in nature)

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Origin

From a- + gape. First known use by John Milton in Paradise Lost (1667).

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