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agape

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adj/əˈɡeɪp/
  1. 1

    In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.

    • […] in himself was all his state, More solemn then the tedious pomp that waits On Princes, when thir rich Retinue long Of Horses led, and Grooms besmeard with Gold Dazles the croud, and sets them all agape.
    • There I stand, agape like any country bumpkin
  2. 2

    Wide open.

    • In the last frame, he throws back his head and wails, his mouth agape.
    • With dropped jaws and eyes agape, a world beholds the blur of Michael Johnson
adv/əˈɡeɪp/
  1. 1

    In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention.

    • Three of us--two biologists and I--were crouched behind a huge boulder at the water's edge and staring agape as the largest bear I ever saw came toward us
    • "This is Sammy 91," he told the two dozen tourists watching agape."
  2. 2

    Open wide.

    • Its mouth yawned agape
    • The bathroom door stood agape, and the peeling vinyl floor was bare.
noun/əˈɡɑː.peɪ//ˈæɡ.ɑˌpeɪ//ˈæɡ.ə.pi/
  1. 1

    The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others.uncountable

  2. 2

    Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others.uncountable

  3. 3

    A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist.countable

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