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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
agape1 /əˈgeɪp/
adjective (of a person's mouth) wide open.



Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
agape2 /ˈagəpi, -peɪ/
noun
  • 1 Christian Theology Christian love as distinct from erotic love or simple affection.
  • 2 a communal meal in token of Christian fellowship.
– origin C17: from Gk agapē ‘brotherly love’.



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