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Webster 1913 Edition
Agape
A-gape′
,adv.
& Adj.
[Pref.
a-
+ gape
.] Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
Dazzles the crowd and sets them all
‖agape
. Milton.
Ag′a-pe
,Noun.
pl.
Agapæ
(#)
. [Gr.
ἀγάπη
love, pl. ἀγάπαι
.] The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
Webster 1828 Edition
Agape
AG'APE
,adv.
Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention; having the mouth wide open.
AG'APE
,Noun.
Among the primitive christians, a love feast or feast of charity, held before or after the communion, when contributions were made for the poor. This feast was held at first without scandal, but afterwards being abused, it was condemned at the council of Carthage, A.D. 397.