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Thesaurus: agape

Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.

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  1. adv. & a. Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
  2. n. The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
  3. adj. with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe
  4. n. (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind
  5. n. selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
  6. n. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
  7. Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention. Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. Milton. The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
  8. Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. Milton.
  9. j:22/n:78 n. (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind n. selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) n. a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship